Monthly Archives: March, 2016

The Teaching Workshop: Online Pedagogy

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

Speaking Pro Re Publica in Ancient Rome and Today (Part 1)

The aim of this series is to provide APA members with a platform to discuss how philosophy can inform political debate, from a variety of...

Batman v Superman: Film & Philosophy with Mark D. White

Last weekend, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened worldwide, pulling in over $170 million in North America, making it the biggest film opening of 2016...

APA Pacific Meeting Public Forums

The 2016 APA Pacific Division Meeting will take place March 30–April 3 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. The Pacific Division’s program committee has organized two...

What Are You Reading? (March 28-April 3)

Last week I featured the first half of the books being featured in author-meets-critics sessions and book symposia at the upcoming Pacific APA. This...

Central APA Coverage: Radical Philosophy and Buddhism

In addition to the Carus and Dewey lectures recently covered on the APA Blog, the 2016 Central Division Meeting featured many other exciting sessions...

APA Member Interview: Tom Nickles

Thomas Nickles is originally from Illinois farm country. He received his B.S. and B.A. degrees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in math and philosophy, back in...

Whose Philosophy Lost its Way? (Post 3 of 3)

As controversial as Shaw’s account might be, we might ask: how does it square with the debate between Frodeman & Briggle and Soames? Suppose...

Committee-Sponsored Sessions at the 2016 Pacific APA Meeting

The 2016 APA Pacific Division Meeting will take place March 30–April 3 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. For those able to attend the meeting, some...

Whose Philosophy Lost Its Way? (Post 2 of 3)

So what happens when we look at the debate about philosophy’s proper home, as presented by Frodeman & Briggle and Soames, from the perspective...

What Are You Reading? (March 21–27)

In preparation for the 2016 Pacific APA Division Meeting coming up later this month, I am again using the What Are You Reading? column...

Early-Career Research Spotlight: Danielle Wenner

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...

Whose Philosophy Lost Its Way? (Post 1 of 3)

In the past 15 years, academic philosophers have engaged in a tremendous amount of navel-gazing about their discipline and its value. It is safe...

The Job Market: How to Get an Interview at a Community College (Part 2)

Tailoring Your Application for the Non-Philosophers on the Hiring Committee In my last blog post, I argued that to get an interview for a full...

APA Member Interview: Jennifer Lackey

Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University....