The Geography of Philosophy Project, an in depth, cross-cultural exploration of the concepts of knowledge, understanding and wisdom, has been extended. The Project, which receives major funding from the John Templeton Foundation, is conducting studies on five continents, using a wide range of methods. Though originally scheduled to end in May 2021, the John Templeton Foundation has extended the Project through December 2022. The Foundation has also provided generous additional funding (by $546,777 from $2,569,563 to $3,116,340) that will enable Project teams around the world to transition to online data collection and continue the Project’s cutting edge, in depth studies, despite the disruptions caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic. The Project PIs—Clark Barrett, Edouard Machery, and Steve Stich—and the international Team Leaders are enormously grateful to the John Templeton Foundation President, Heather Templeton Dill, and to the Foundation’s dedicated staff for their ongoing support of research inspired by Sir John Templeton’s conviction that all intellectual traditions would be enriched by deep exploration of fundamental philosophical concepts in cultures around the world.
Clark Barrett (UCLA, Anthropology), Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh, HPS), and Steve Stich (Rutgers, Philosophy), PIs of the Geography of Philosophy Project.