Monthly Archives: February, 2016

Philosophy and Current Events: The Epistemology of Drone Strikes

In his final State of the Union speech, one topic that President Obama did not discuss was his use of drone strikes in the...

What Are You Reading? (February 29–March 6)

With all the election hysteria going on at the moment—illustrated most recently by The New York Times's interesting account of the Republican establishment's attempts...

APA Member Interview: John L. Protevi

John L. Protevi is the Phyllis M. Taylor Professor of French Studies, Chair of the Department of French Studies, and Professor of Philosophy, at Louisiana State University...

Awards Roundup: February 2016

APA Awards Nancy Cartwright, Durham University Selected to give the 2017 Carus Lectures to be delivered at the 2017 Pacific Division Meeting in Seattle, WA. Béatrice Longuenesse,...

APA Member Perspective: “You’re a philosopher, eh? What do philosophers do?”

If you would like to submit a contribution, we’d love to hear from you.  Please contact us via the submission form here. * “You're a philosopher,...

Major Sessions at the APA 2016 Central Division Meeting

The 2016 Central Division Meeting will take place March 2–5 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. For those able to attend the meeting, some...

Family and the Academy: Part 2

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with a forum to discuss issues in philosophy from a variety of sources and perspectives....

What Are You Reading? (February 22–28)

Since the last time I wrote, I have shifted gears a bit. Instead of my paper on the phenomenology of race, I am now...

The Job Market: Issues in Hiring Practices in Philosophy

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 Member Interview: Helen De Cruz

Helen De Cruz is a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University who works mainly in philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of religion, and experimental philosophy. What excites...

The Teaching Workshop: Impartiality, Partiality, and Controversial Topics in Conservative Settings

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

Funded Research Spotlight: From Biological Practice to Scientific Metaphysics

The Funded Research Spotlight column serves to inform the APA membership of funded projects in the discipline and provide information on who is funding what...

High School Philosophy Contest

Imagine being a high school student in the U.S. who is interested in philosophy. What official, academic outlet would you have? Not many students...

Early-Career Research Spotlight: Benjamin Yelle

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

Family and the Academy

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with a forum to discuss issues in philosophy from a variety of sources and perspectives....