Monthly Archives: November, 2016

What Are You Reading…On the Unexpected

Like the vast majority of pollsters, pundits, and other political observers, I was blindsided this past week by the election of Donald Trump. My...

APA Member Interview: Brandon Polite

Brandon Polite is an assistant professor at Knox College. He specializes in aesthetics and the philosophy of music, with an emphasis on musical representation...

Spaces of Newness in a World of Crises: Imagining Philosophy Beyond the Party of Order

This post is the fifth in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory Workshop is...

Paradise Lost? (Video)

We are in a period of transition; but transition towards what? --Simone Weil Civilization has brought us no shortage of wonders; from technological marvels in the form...

What Are You Reading…On Elections

There is one event happening this week that will, barring something unexpected, override every other news story. The 2016 election has been one for...

APA Member Interview: Sam Cowling

Sam Cowling is an assistant professor of philosophy at Denison University. He earned his BA from the University of Victoria, an MA from the...

How do you Make Literature Studies Relevant?

This post is the fourth in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory Workshop is...

Explaining the Inexplicable (Video)

At the heart of the Enlightenment was the notion that the world could in principle be explained. Yet perplexingly the biggest questions seem to...

Why Philosophy Needs Literature: Interview with Alice Crary

Alice Crary is a moral philosopher. She is currently Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, and her...

Inside the APA: Changes to the Eastern Meeting

By Andrew Cullison and Jeffery Dunn We are the outgoing and incoming Secretary-Treasurers of the Eastern APA. The upcoming Eastern APA meeting will be Andy’s...