Monthly Archives: May, 2017

What Are You Reading…On Plato’s Theory of Forms

Plato’s Theory of Forms has been on my mind this week, as final papers are due and it is a topic that many of...

APA Member Interview: Sebastian Purcell

Lynn Sebastian Purcell is an Assistant Philosophy Professor at SUNY Cortland, where he specializes in Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, and Latin American Philosophy. He is also the Coordinator...

Enlightenment’s Wake

Many assume Enlightenment values will triumph over violence and prejudice. But in the wake of ISIS and a resurgent far-right political movement, victory seems...

How Teachers Succeed

What are the fundamentals of pedagogic success? The essence is contained in three strategic concepts. The first is commonly referred to as “motivation.” Without it...

On Multiple Realization

This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them. There’s no overestimating the significance of the multiple realization...

Trauma, Transformation and the Rationality of Desire

Amber Rose Carlson presented a paper for the U.S. Midwest Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) session at the APA Central Division Meeting in March 2017 in...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reaffirming the Norms of Science

This series, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, is aimed at exploring the various ways philosophy can be used to discuss issues of relevance to...

What Are You Reading…On Developing a Shared Epistemology

One of the biggest concerns that social and political movements from the last couple of months have had is how to reestablish a shared...

Thinking Afresh

We take pride in holding morally and intellectually consistent views about the world. Yet these shift wildly over time, and some see consistency as...

Early Career Research Spotlight: Nathaniel Bulthius

This edition of the Early Career Research Spotlight focuses on the work of Nathaniel Bulthius.  He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Colgate University...

Asking Shannon Vallor Anything

Shannon Vallor is the William J. Rewak S. J. Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Santa Clara University. She recently hosted a philosophy Reddit AMA, which...

Prominent Philosophers Cartwright and Sober Win 2017 Lebowitz Prize

Prominent scholars in philosophy Nancy Cartwright, professor of philosophy at UC San Diego and the University of Durham, and Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach and...

What Are You Reading…On Featured Books at the Pacific APA, Part 3

Here is the final part of the list of books featured at the latest Pacific APA. Brian Epstein, The Ant Trap:...