American Philosophical Society
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The American Philosophical Society is the oldest learned society in the United States. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, it continues its mission of "promoting useful knowledge" through research, fellowships, and public outreach. On this channel, you will find recordings from APS Members Meetings, public programs, scholarly programs, and behind the scenes content with APS staff, fellows, authors, and more.
Rome and America: Edward Gibbon and the American Revolution
American Philosophical Society · 394 views · Streamed 4 months ago
PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE FROM LEARNED SOCIETIES ACROSS THE WORLD
American Philosophical Society · 64 views · 2 weeks ago
“Travels on the Edge”: An Illustrated Lecture by Robert McCracken Peck
American Philosophical Society · 447 views · Streamed 10 days ago
Civic Engagement in the Revolutionary City, 1776 and 2026
American Philosophical Society · 684 views · Streamed 2 months ago
Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution - Katherine Grandjean
American Philosophical Society · 254 views · Streamed 2 weeks ago
Dinner with Ben Franklin: The Origins of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society · 797 views · 8 years ago
Jane Colden's Botanic Manuscript: The legacy of America's 1st Woman Botanist with Fenella Heckscher
American Philosophical Society · 271 views · Streamed 3 months ago
American Philosophical Society Maps & Borders Conference, Panel 1: The Materiality of Maps
American Philosophical Society · 565 views · 6 years ago
America's 1776: Independence and its Enduring Legacies - Day 1
American Philosophical Society · 611 views · Streamed 3 months ago
Aliens in the Archives: A Conversation about the History of the UFO Phenomenon, Lunch at the Library
American Philosophical Society · 1.4K views · Streamed 11 months ago
Glory Liu, "Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism"
American Philosophical Society · 2.2K views · 3 years ago
When We Were Young: The American Philosophical Society's First Half-Century
American Philosophical Society · 320 views · 8 years ago
How Art Works: Psychological Approaches to Philosophical Questions
American Philosophical Society · 43K views · 7 years ago
Executive Officer - Career Chats with the APS
American Philosophical Society · 66 views · 6 years ago
America's 1776 — Panel 2: Ideological Structures of Independence
American Philosophical Society · 76 views · 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes of Revolutionary City
American Philosophical Society · 62 views · 4 years ago
Paula Marantz Cohen, "Talking Cure: The Civilizing Power of Conversation"
American Philosophical Society · 1.4K views · 2 years ago
Historic Meteorological Records at the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society · 57 views · 5 years ago