Monthly Archives: February, 2016

The Inclusion Problem in Critical Thinking: The Case of Indian Philosophy

The Problem  For many, if not most, philosophy departments, the bread-and-butter courses they offer include the history of philosophy, ethics, and...

What Are You Reading? (February 15–21)

Given the recent flurry of news surrounding the firing of a tenured associate professor of philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University, and that the APA...

Gender Is the Philosophical Issue of Our Age

Today’s public is engaged in conversations about gender. Facebook, Twitter, and coffee-shop conversations abound on the role of gender…in presidential politics, in The Danish Girl,...

The APA has released a statement on bullying and harassment

The board of officers of the American Philosophical Association has released a statement in response to recent and pervasive incidents of bullying and harassment. This statement...

APA Member Interview: Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins

Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins is Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Since her Ph.D. (Trinity College, Cambridge, 2005),...

APA Board Responds to Firings at Mount St. Mary’s University

The board of officers of the American Philosophical Association today sent a letter to the president and board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s...

Inside the APA: The Changing APA

What most people don’t know about the APA is that we have a different pair of chief officers than most professional societies do. In...

Elections in the Classroom

With the New Hampshire primary taking place today, the 2016 U.S. presidential election season is in full swing. Elections can provide great opportunities for...

APA Member Perspective: Professor Fired for Allegedly Violating Duty

From 2010–2013, I had the pleasure to teach at Mount St. Mary's University, a small Catholic college in rural Maryland that's home to a number...

Advice for Applying for Academic Jobs in Philosophy: Indiana University Bloomington (Part 6: The Offer, and Reflections)

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with some insights into the hiring process from a variety of sources and perspectives....

What Are You Reading? (February 8–14)

As a new associate editor of the Blog of the APA, I’m thrilled to be taking over the “What Are You Reading?” thread of blog...

Philosophers and Public Engagement

In this country, public discussions of important policy issues tend to be dominated by politicians, journalists, and think-tank “experts.” Apart from occasional appearances by...

Changes to the Editorial Team

After helping us get the blog launched and getting some really great content for us on the research and service beats, one of our...

APA Member Interview: Ian Olasov

Ian Olasov is a doctoral candidate at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. His work takes a corpus-based approach to traditional questions in...

The Teaching Workshop: Teaching a Mixed-Level Class

Welcome again to The Teaching Workshop, where your questions related to pedagogy are answered. Each post features questions submitted by readers with answers from...