About Us
History & Mandate
Since 1987, the CSSPE/SCEEA has been Canada's leading forum for practical ethics scholarship — bringing together diverse voices to address the moral challenges of our era.
Our Story
Formed in 1987, Growing Ever Since
The Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics (CSSPE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éthique appliquée (SCEEA) was formed in 1987 to create a home for applied ethics scholarship in Canada.
Each year, the Society mounts its annual conference at a different Canadian university in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences — Canada's largest academic gathering.
The CSSPE/SCEEA attracts members from a wide variety of fields and occupations, including academia, the business community, the professions, and the civil service. This diversity of background and interest is one of the Society's greatest strengths.
Over the decades, the Society has mounted many interdisciplinary conferences in partnership with a wide range of scholarly and professional organizations across Canada and internationally.
Our Purpose
What We Do
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Holding of annual conferences where papers, symposia, and discussions on practical ethics are presented
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Publication of proceedings and additional items germane to the purposes of the CSSPE
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Encouragement of research into and discussion of fundamental problems in practical ethics
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Fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars, educators, and practitioners
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Contributing solutions to present and future challenges in applied ethics
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Building a diverse, inclusive community spanning academia, professions, and civil society
Article II: Purpose
The CSSPE shall promote the exchange of ideas among scholars, educators and practitioners concerned with ethics to encourage interdisciplinary discussion and research, foster better education and practice, and contribute solutions to present and future problems in practical ethics.
The objectives of the CSSPE are exclusively educational, literary, scholarly and scientific. Membership is open to anyone interested in the purposes of the CSSPE/SCEEA — a reflection of the Society's commitment to broad, inclusive engagement with ethics.
The objectives of the CSSPE are exclusively educational, literary, scholarly and scientific. Membership is open to anyone interested in the purposes of the CSSPE/SCEEA — a reflection of the Society's commitment to broad, inclusive engagement with ethics