Founded in 1989 by Colette Michael as the�Bulletin de la Soci�t� Am�ricaine de Philosophie de Langue Fran�aise�and published as�Journal of French Philosophy, the journal is now published under the auspices of University of Pittsburgh in electronic and print format. The�Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy�maintains a strong connection to The Soci�t� Am�ricaine de Philosophie de Langue Fran�aise (SAPLF). The Soci�t� is a member of the Association des Soci�t�s de Philosophie de Langue Fran�aise (ASPLF), created in 1937 by L�on Brunschvicg, �mile Br�hier, and Andr� Lalande.
The journal is an open source and open access journal, operating under the�Creative Commons license 3.0(Attribution/Non-Commerical/No Derivative Works). Under this license and agreement, authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. Please see our full statement on�author and copyright.
Our rationale for operating as an open access journal is simple: we want the widest distribution possible for the ideas expressed in the journal. With open access, the articles published in the�Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy�are available to scholars and students without library subscription. Given the international scope of the journal - addressing ideas in and from the francophone world - maximizing access to scholarship is paramount.
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