[1] The GPPC states its purpose as "fostering cooperation among philosophers" and "sharing the insights and methods of philosophy with a larger public.
Each of these offers advanced degrees in philosophy and extended instructional and library access to graduate students of other GPPC member schools.
The GPPC also receives support from a Board of Governors, who are a mix of academics and non-academics (doctors, lawyers, business persons, etc.)
Past conference speakers include well-known recent philosophers such as Jürgen Habermas,[10] Richard Rorty,[11] and Stanley Cavell.
[17] Several books have grown out of past proceedings and papers of GPPC conferences and discussions, published primarily by Penn State Press:[18]