1,000-Word Philosophy: Philosophy for Everyone
“Professional philosophy can seem abstract, esoteric, and hyper-specialized. But we all ask and try to answer philosophical questions myriad times daily: philosophy is the...
Serious Illness: Reconciling Scientific and Subjective Vantage Points
“Congratulations on becoming a long-term survivor!” cheerily exclaimed my radiation oncologist during a follow-up visit 18 months after the conclusion of my six-week,...
The SCI PHI Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia
Hello and welcome to the APA Blog post of the SCI PHI Podcast! From Bloomington, Indiana, I’m Nick Zautra.
What is the SCI PHI Podcast?
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What It’s Like to be a Philosopher: Michelle Catalano
The APA blog is working with Cliff Sosis of What is it Like to Be a Philosopher? in publishing advance excerpts from Cliff’s long-form interviews with...
The Vim Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia
The Vim Podcast is the podcast of a group of academic philosophers who have banded together to think about our current political environment. Our...
Do Ideas Matter to Philosophy? How Obsession with Recognition Blocks Diversity
When suffering from writer’s block, I spent much of my time in the library browsing through books that were shelved beside the ones I originally looked...
So You Want to Teach Some Chinese Philosophy?
Jonardon Ganeri has written a piece on this blog, with helpful suggestions on how non-experts may introduce materials from Indian philosophy into their thematically-organised...
How Kavanaugh’s Virginity Defense Normalizes Sexual Assault
*Content warning: contains graphic depictions of sexual assault
The past weeks have witnessed a number of arguments raised in Brett Kavanaugh’s defense that are all...
The Brainstorm Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia
I’ve always felt like a rookie when it comes to philosophy.
I grew up in a blue-collar home where work was done to put...
A Neuro-Philosophy of Dignity-Based Governance
The duality mind-body has ancient roots in philosophy, most notably with Plato, Descartes and others. In dualism, mind and body are contrasted as two...