Monthly Archives: December, 2016

APA Member Interview: Jill Delston

Jill Delston has interests in social and political philosophy, normative ethical theory, applied ethics, and ancient Greek philosophy. She is the co-editor of a...

APA board issues post-election statement

The board of officers of the APA has voted unanimously to issue the following statement: Leading up to the United States presidential election one month...

Freedom to Speak or Freedom from Censure? Critiquing the Professor Watch List

By Nathan Eckstrand A common misconception about the First Amendment is that if you are criticized for your beliefs, then your first amendment rights are...

The Good, the Bad, and the Controversial (Video)

We all want to do the right thing. But from suicide bombers to Catholic priests, we have never been able to agree on what...

Open Educational Resources in the Philosophy Classroom

Just as journal subscription costs have skyrocketed over the last couple of decades, the cost of college textbooks has gone up significantly as well....

What Are You Reading…On Weather

Here in Fond Du Lac, WI, December 4 has officially become the day of the first snow. I woke to it at 9am this...

Early Career Research Spotlight: Pamela Lomelino

This installment of the early-career research spotlight series looks at the work of Pamela Lomelino, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. ...

APA Member Interview: John Corvino

John Corvino is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. His work has focused mainly on LGBT rights;...

The Teaching Workshop: Undergraduate Advising

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

Existential Comics: Interview with Corey Mohler

Existential Comics is a philosophy webcomic that was launched in 2013 by Portland-based software engineer Corey Mohler.  He has published 161 comics with 121 different philosophers as characters....