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What Do We Really Know About “Obesity”?
In 1864, the scientist Benjamin Apthorp Gould was appointed to conduct a survey of the physical characteristics of thousands of Civil War soldiers, sailors,...
The Possibility of Love at First Sight
It is often asked if love at first sight is possible. Love is certainly possible. Adopting an attitude by looking at a person or...
Doing Philosophy in a Borrowed Tongue
Until I began my Ph.D. in the United States, I had spent my entire life in Korea, speaking Korean. While I had a sense...
Should Men Be Ashamed of Their AI Girlfriends?
More and more people are engaging with AI chatbots in seemingly social ways. Contemporary LLMs have become unsettlingly good at mimicking text-based chats between...
APA Member Interviews, Sharon Crasnow
Sharon Crasnow works on epistemological issues in the methodology of the social sciences. Her focus is primarily on feminist epistemology and philosophy of science...
God and the Quantum Mechanic
You’d be forgiven for thinking that I am an expert in philosophy. I am only a humble physicist. And while physics can instruct us...
On the Insufficiency of Current Gender Equality Policies in Academia and the Necessity of...
Despite the proliferation of measures designed to promote gender equality in academia, structural inequalities persist—particularly in senior positions of responsibility, such as professorships. In 2021,...
Promoting Civic Friendship: The Transformative Power of Public Spaces
The neighborhood in Lisbon where I spend a lot of my time is densely populated. It has undergone many changes, with new cafes and...
War Ethics and Why We Shouldn’t Hope for the Best in Iran
Sometimes, the morally right thing to do is to support an unjust war. The thought behind this is simple. Some wars are morally mixed:...
Copyediting and Philosophy, Part 1: What is Copyediting?
The Issues in Philosophy Beat is running a three-part mini-series called “Copyediting and Philosophy,” which focuses on issues around copyediting relevant to the philosophy...
