Value Inquiry Book Series A series published by Editions Rodopi |
Mission Statement
The Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) is an international scholarly program, founded in 1992 by Dr. Robert Ginsberg. VIBS is one of the most valuable and fastest-growing international publishing programs in philosophy in the English language. Go to Rodopi's webpage for VIBS.
VIBS grew out of the Value Inquiry Movement in philosophy during the early 1990s, which saw the increase of conferences, journals, societies, and centers active in the philosophy of values. All this activity called for a book series to serve this expansion of scholarship. VIBS rapidly expanded to worldwide publishing, working with many organizations, editors, and special series. VIBS aims to publish 500 volumes, in cooperation with as many as 40 Associate Editors and 50 co-sponsors.
VIBS publishes philosophical books in all areas of value inquiry, including social and political thought, ethics, applied philosophy, feminism, personalism, pragmatism, religious values, medical and health values, values in education, values in science and technology, humanistic psychology, formal axiology, history of philosophy, post-communist thought, peace theory, law and society, and theory of culture.
VIBS works in cooperation with many Co-Sponsors: institutes, societies, and other philosophic organizations throughout the world. Because Value Inquiry is conducted as a multi-faceted exploration of values, VIBS edits numerous Special Series that concentrate on designated areas of the field or on special forms of treating the subjects. Separate flyers are available for the special series, and further information may be obtained from their editors. VIBS is published by the distinguished international publisher, Editions Rodopi, of Amsterdam and Atlanta. Rodopi has published over 150 VIBS volumes; some 50 additional titles are in preparation.
VIBS regards Value Inquiry as the open-ended philosophical exploration of matters of human concern. VIBS seeks the human face to philosophy, and is committed to the practice of philosophy without borders. It is the first truly global book series in philosophy. It opens its doors to philosophers everywhere in the world. In its first 75 volumes, VIBS published authors in Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, The Netherlands, Poland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. By 2000, the offices of VIBS Associate Editors were located in Finland, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. Affiliate Editors, Assistant Editors, and Referees are spread throughout the world. Special Series presently include Latin-American Thought, Philosophy in Spain, Nordic Value Studies, Central-European Value Studies, and Values in Italian Philosophy. Additional series are being explored for Canadian Philosophy, African Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, and Australasian Philosophy.
For general information about publishing in VIBS, contact Professor Peter Redpath, Executive Editor. For information about Rodopi, including a complete description of all VIBS books and special series, and to order books, see the Internet web site: http://www.rodopi.nl/home.htm Catalogues, flyers and a newsletter are available. To obtain such information, or to order books, go to the Rodopi webpage. Rodopi is a regular exhibitor at the World Congress of Philosophy, the Frankfurt Book Fair, the American Philosophical Association, and other important conferences.