Welcome to the Continental Symposium!
We are an organization focused on continental philosophy, particularly in America
Philosophy in America has traditionally been dominated by the analytic (sometimes referred to as the Anglo-American) tradition. Continental philosophy, on the other hand, originates from the European mainland, hence the name. The content and methodology of the continental tradition, while somewhat hard to exactly pinpoint, is often seen as more literary with less of a focus on precision. Oftentimes its ideas rest on questioning the assumptions that analytic philosophy takes for granted. Other times you may recognize continental philosophers criticzing the very study of philosophy and understanding it to be intrinsically bound by subjective human experience. But regardless of anyone's opinions, continental philosophy has been and will continue to be a fruitful endeavor, both for humanity's knowledge and for the simple pleasures of reading it.