Monthly Archives: January, 2016

Why PPE?

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) began as an interdisciplinary degree program at Oxford in 1920, and ninety years later it has spread to well...

APA Member Interview: Arina Pismenny

Arina Pismenny is a philosophy Ph.D. student at the City University of New York (CUNY), the Graduate Center. She is writing her dissertation on romantic love, defending...

Referees: When Is an Objection Grounds for Rejection?

Service to the discipline is a crucial part of our professional lives.  The Blog of the APA encourages members to propose or contribute posts about...

Awards Roundup: January, 2016

This post reflects awards recorded since the most recent publication of the APA’s Proceedings and Addresses. APA Awards Rethink: A Philosophy Community Outreach Program, Columbia University Recipient of the 2015...

Advice for Applying for Academic Jobs in Philosophy: Indiana University Bloomington (Part 4: The Interview)

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with some insights into the hiring process from a variety of sources and perspectives....

APA Board Endorses SAR Letter Concerning Academics in Turkey

The APA board of officers has endorsed the letter of concern by the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network regarding the threats to academic freedom in...

What Are You Reading?

It's that time of week again. Lots of folks chimed in with what they were reading last week, and I hope folks got as much...

APA Member Interview: Mark Conard

Mark T. Conard is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. He’s the author of numerous essays in The...

APA Provides Grants to Ten Projects for 2015–2016

Congratulations to the APA grant winners for 2015–2016!  The list of eight small and two diversity and inclusiveness grants that have been awarded (as per the APA...

The Teaching Workshop: Helping Students with Multiple Choice Exams

Welcome again to The Teaching Workshop, where your questions related to pedagogy are answered. Each post features questions submitted by readers, with answers from...

Early-Career Research Spotlight: Kate Manne

The purpose of an early-career research spotlight post is two-fold. First, the aim is to bring attention to an early-career APA member who is...

Advice for Applying for Academic Jobs in Philosophy: Indiana University Bloomington (Part 3)

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with some insights into the hiring process from a variety of sources and perspectives....

What Are You Reading?

Each week, we will be opening a thread so that folks can share what they’ve been reading (with regard to their research or teaching...

2016 Eastern APA Round-Up

This past weekend, the Eastern APA had its first division meeting since late 2014. This was the first time the meeting took place in...

APA Member Interview: Patricia Marino

Patricia Marino is Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where she works in a range of areas including ethics, epistemology, philosophy...