20th World Congress of Philosophy

BIBLIOGRAPHY of the MEDIA REPORT
(prepared by the Boston University Office of Public Relations)

Media Coverage for the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy

Wire Service Reports

Associated Press, August 11 (serving nearly 1,400 newspapers in the U.S., and distributed in 116 countries worldwide)
Athletics Finds Niche at World's Largest Philosophy Conference

Reuters, August 10 (distributed worldwide)
World's great thinkers gather at philosophy conference

Print Coverage:
Seen by more than 9.4 million people world-wide

Austin American-Statesman, August 16 (237,771)
Philosophers take time to think about their role

Boston Globe, August 11 (466,317)
For philosophers, criticism and a call to service (front-page story)

Boston Herald, August 11 (285,930)
Philosophy takes fore at Boston Gathering

Boston Herald, August 12 (285,930)
Hub is flush with Deep Thoughts

Christian Science Monitor, September 3 (87, 257)
Philosophy Tries to Fill Ethics Vacuum in Cyberspace

Chronicle of Higher Education, September 4 (97,000)
Scholars Seek to Rank Simone de Beauvoir Among Leading 20th Century Philosophers

Daily Challenge (NY), August 11 (79,540)
World's greatest thinkers gather at philosophy congress

Die Welt, August 17 (203,340)
Die Maschine denkt: Auf ihrem Weltkongress ringen die Philosophen um Orientierung

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 26 (400,000)
Weltkongreß der Philosophen: Ohne Heroen

Frankfurter Rundschau, August 20 (190,000)
Behinderung und Hilfe

Houston Chronicle, August 13 (549,856)
A meeting of minds: philosophers gather, tell world theirs is not a dead art

Mass High Tech, August 24 (10,000)
Cogito ergo computum?

Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 17 (366,046)
Philosopher says athletes of the future could be ... enhanced

New York Newsday, August 18 (463,400)
Great Minds in a Modern Mode; Philosophers Turn to Hot Issues

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 16 (441,488)
Athletics, Philosophy a Mind-Boggling Mix

San Francisco Examiner, August 20 (115,154)
Gretat Minds in a Modern Mode — Philosophers Turn to Hot Issues

Seattle Times, August 13 (226,000)
Think tank: World's philosophers convene

Süddeutsche Zeitung, August 24 (406,289)
Gegen Dolly gedacht: Der zwangizste Weltkongreb fur Philosophie in Boston

Tacoma News Tribune, August 13 (129,382)
3,000 philosophers wrestle with relevance in Boston

The New York Times, August 15 (1,107,168)
At the End of a Century of Philosophizing, the Answer is Don't Ask

The Times of London, August 15 (761,040)
To split or not to split: Philosophy is a quintessentially modern discipline

Valley News (Vermont), August 13 (18,807)
Philosophy Is Dead? Gathering of Thinkers Says That's a Fallacy

The Wall Street Journal, August 21 (1,841,188)
Quizzing the Philosophers

The Wall Street Journal, September 2, (1,841,188)
Letter to the editor: "What We've Learned From Our Philosophers"

The Washington Post, August 13 (789,198)
In Boston, Philosophy Reaches Critical Mass

Worcester Telegram & Gazette, August 8 (112,398)
Governor Paul Cellucci gets to open the 20th World Congress of Philosophy at 10 a.m. Monday at the Boston Marriott ...

Broadcast Coverage:
Audience of more than 43.5 million people world-wide

Associated Press Radio, August 10
Live Interview with Alan Olson

BBC Radio 4, rebroadcast on BBC World Service, August 11 (Radio 4: 530,000); World Service, 17,700,000)
Thinking the unthinkable: The 20th World Congress of Philosophy is bringing 3,000 serious thinkers to Boston

BBC Radio 4, rebroadcast on BBC World Service, August 16 (Radio 4: 750,000); World Service, 17,700,000)
Philosophers predict superhuman athletes

BBC Radio Scotland, "The Usual Suspects," August 12 (107,000)
Featuring Professor Lucius Outlaw

CBS News Radio, "The Osgood Files," August 11 (1,000,000)
Questions for philosophers meeting at World Congress in Boston

National Public Radio/WBUR-FM, "Morning Edition," August 11 (2,600,000)

National Public Radio, August 16 (2,000,000)
Steve Tripoli attends the 1998 World Congress of Philosophy to find out some of humankind's all-time greatest ideas

New England Cable News, August 10 and August 11 (55,000./broadcast)

WBUR-FM, news story, August 11 and August 14 (400,000)
WBUR continues to draw upon the WCP for a series of four programs for its Sunday night show, "World of Ideas"

WBUR-FM, "The Connection with Christopher Lydon," August 15 (60,700; syndicated nationally)
One-hour program on "The Future of Philosophy;" with Professor Sheila Benhabib, Professor Lucius Outlaw, and WCP speaker Carlin Romero.

WBUR-FM, "World of Ideas," October 18
Host Jeremy Murray-Brown discusses the aftermath of the World Congress with guests Robert Neville and Alan Olson, and next steps for the organizers.

WCVB-TV, "Chronicle," September 23 (260,000)
Reporter Ted Reinstein attends the World Congress; featuring Professor Sander Lee

WHDH-TV, "Evening News," August 10 (211,000)

WLVI-TV, "Evening News," August 10 (70,000)

WSBK-TV, "10 O'Clock New," August 11 (55,000)

Online Reports

Associated Press Online, August 15
Philosophers Consider Athletics

CNN Online, August 11

Fox News Online, August 11
Great thinkers gather at philosophy congress

Additional Media

The media below attended the World Congress; many have stories in the works:

Computers and Society
Dublin Ireland
El Pais Theoria
Falha de S. Paulo
FOCUS
KTEH-TV, San Jose, CA
Middlesex News
No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed
Philadelphia Inquirer
Santa Barbara News Press
The Learning Company
WGBH-TV
WHY Magazine