Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Down the Rabbit Hole (IAI video)

Seeing is believing. Yet optical illusions and acid trips make it clear that what we see is a function of what we think and...

Ineffable facts, deep ignorance, and the sub-algebra hypothesis: Part 2

This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them. If there are any ineffable facts, then it is...

On Charity: Ben Abelson’s Night of Philosophy

Ben Abelson led an ethical dilemma discussion concerning charity for the "un-domiciled" at Brooklyn's Night of Philosophy and Ideas in January. Ben, can you talk about the question...

How a hackneyed romantic ideal is used to stigmatise polyamory

There’s no longer anything unusual about wanting an open relationship. Many who consider themselves progressive about sex, gender, love and relationships know this. It’s...

Ineffable facts, deep ignorance, and the sub-algebra hypothesis: Part 1

This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them. There are many things we do not know, but...

Peter Carruthers to Give the 2017–2018 Romanell Lecture

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Carruthers (University of Maryland) will give the 2017–2018 Romanell Lecture at the 2018...

What Are You Reading…On Recognizing the History of Blacks

This morning I read an op-ed from George Yancy in the New York Times. Written for Black History Month, it discusses how to understand...

New Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching

The American Philosophical Association (APA), the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), and the Teaching Philosophy Association (TPA) are pleased to announce the establishment...

If Aquinas is a philosopher then so are the Islamic theologians

Maybe I’m just an optimist, but I think people today mostly acknowledge the importance and originality of philosophy in the Islamic world. Would any...

APA Member Interview: Jacob Rump

Jacob Rump is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Kilachand Honors College at Boston University. His research focuses on topics in mind, epistemology, and the...

Reinventing Philosophy, Rethinking Art & Politics

Interventions in Contemporary Thought: History, Politics, Aesthetics covers a variegated terrain and engages with a number of debates and thinkers. Two guiding threads nonetheless...

On Facebook Bubbles: Greg Salmieri’s Night of Philosophy

Greg Salmieri was part of the Night of Philosophy and Ideas held at the Brooklyn Public Library in January.  I spoke with Greg about public philosophizing and the...

What Are You Reading…On Protests and Civil Disobedience

It has been fascinating to watch the response to Trump’s first couple of weeks in office. As numerous people predicted, the president’s historically high...

Journal of the APA receives PROSE Award

The American Philosophical Association and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce that the Journal of the American Philosophical Association has been selected as...

Brooklyn’s Night of Philosophy: Interview with Ian Olasov

A Night of Philosophy and Ideas was an all-night marathon of philosophy, including 20-minute lectures, readings, ethical dilemma discussions, musical and dance performances, and philosophical yoga...