The table below contains pretty much everything we know right now about the history of the Mountain-Plains Philosophy Conference. If you are able to fill in any missing pieces, that would be much appreciated -- please contact Dave Beisecker and let him know!
| Year | Host Institution | Theme or Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Source: D. Beisecker, taken from the original version of this site | ||
| 1947 (11/22) | University of Denver | Symposium on the History and Status of Philosophy in the Mountain-Plains Region |
| 1948 | University of Colorado | [unsure, possibly naturalism vs. non-naturalism] |
| 1949 | Colorado College | Relations Between Theory and Practice |
| 1950 | University of Denver | Philosophical Alternatives |
| 1951 | University of New Mexico | Fundamental Issues in Philosophy |
| 1952 | University of Nebraska | Symbols |
| 1953 | University of Utah | Knowledge and Value |
| 1954 | University of Wyoming | Philosophy and Culture |
| 1955 | Colorado A&M | Philosophy of the Rational and the Non-Rational |
| 1956 | University of Colorado | Philosophy and Politics |
| 1957 | Aspen Institute | Myth and Truth |
| 1958 | University of New Mexico | Ideological Struggle for Power |
| 1959 | Colorado College | What Has Become of Evolution and the Genetic Method? |
| 1960 | Kansas State University | The Possibilities of Analytic Philosophy |
| 1961 | University of Colorado | The Philosophy of Whitehead |
| 1962 | University of Arizona | Our Knowledge of Value |
| 1963 | US Air Force Academy | Perception |
| 1964 | University of Nebraska | Analogies |
| 1965 | Colorado State University | Natural Law |
| 1966 | Oklahoma State University | Philosophy of the Social Sciences |
| 1967 | Colorado College | Marxism Today |
| 1968 | University of Utah | Philosophy of Mind |
| 1969 | University of Denver | The Philosophy of Language |
| 1970 | Kansas State University | Philosophy Since 1950 (John Hospers? Carl Wellman?) |
| 1971 | University of Colorado | Philosophy of Action (Richard Rorty) |
| 1972 | Wichita State University | Bertrand Russell and Contemporary Anglo-American University (Leonard Linsky) |
| 1973 (9/27-29) | Colorado College | Aesthetics (Darnell Rucker) |
| 1974 (10/3-5) | Oklahoma State University | Kant and Contemporary Philosophy (Theodore Mischel) |
| 1975 (9/25-27) | Western State College | The Philosophy of History and the Social Sciences (Alan Donagan) |
| 1977 (4/1-3) | University of Wyoming | Human Rights (Kurt Baier and Jeffrie Murphy) |
| 1978 (10/12-14) | University of Colorado | Contemporary Ethical Problems |
| 1979 (9/27-92) | Colorado College | [uncertain -- perhaps Manuel Davenport] |
| 1980 (10/2-4) | University of Oklahoma | Philosophy in the Modern World [maybe] |
| 1981 (10/9-10) | Fort Lewis College | The History of Western Philosophy to 1800 [no program available] |
| 1982 (10/7-9) | University of Nebraska | Method in Philosophy (Richard Brandt, Roderick Chisholm) |
| 1983 (9/29-10/1) | Weber State College | [maybe] Relativism (Virgil Aldrich) |
| 1984 | Washburn University | Carl Cohen ("1984") |
| 1985 | University of Wyoming | Philosophy and the United States Constitution |
| 1986 | Wichita State University | Philosophical Problems of Artificial Intelligence |
| 1987 | Santa Fe, NM [?] | [unknown] |
| 1988 | Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS) | Reason and Its Uses |
| 1989 (9/28-30) | Western State College | Language and Communication (Henry Johnstone) |
| 1990 | Central State University | John Searle [?] |
| 1991 | Colorado State University | Margaret Wilson |
| 1992 | Washburn University | Ronald Giere |
| 1993 | Fort Lewis College | Hubert Dreyfus |
| 1994 | Creighton University | James Rachels |
| 1995 | College of Santa Fe | [unknown] |
| 1996 | Oklahoma State University | Tom L. Beauchamp (The Distinction Between Killing and Letting Die) |
| 1997 | University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) | Carol Becker |
| 1998 | University of Central Oklahoma | Simon Blackburn |
| 1999 | Colorado State University | Frederick Ferre |
| 2000 | Washburn University | Alan Soble |
| 2001 | US Air Force Academy | William Lycan |
| 2002 | University of Nevada (Las Vegas) | Robert Brandom |
| 2003 | University of Wyoming | Richard Rorty |
| 2004 | Fort Hays State University | Marcia Eaton |
| 2005 | Fort Lewis College | John Searle |
| 2006 | Washburn University | Robert Kane |
| 2007 | University of Denver | John Doris |
| 2008 | Fort Hays State University | Ted Sider |
| 2009 | University of Nevada (Reno) | Avrum Stroll |
| 2010 | Washington & Jefferson College (PA) | Mark Lance |
| 2011 | University of Colorado (Denver) | Mitchell Aboulafia |
| 2012 | Buena Vista University (IA) | Robert Audi |
| 2013 | US Air Force Academy | Marion Hourdequin |
| 2014 | University of Nevada (Reno) | Lynne Rudder Baker |
| 2015 | University of Missouri (Kansas City) | Martin Shuster |
| 2016 | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Albert Casullo |
| 2017 | Weber State University | Charlie Huenemann |
| 2018 | University of Colorado, Denver | Matthias Steup |