Yearly Archives: 2016

2016
Research

What are you Reading…On Trolling

Nathan Eckstrand -
Over the past week I have been thinking about the topic of 'internet trolling.' According to Wikipedia, an internet troll is "a person who...
Work/Life Balance

APA Member Interview: Avery Archer

Skye Cleary -
Avery Archer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at The George Washington University. He earned his PhD in philosophy from Columbia University and his current...
Teaching

The Teaching Workshop: The Analytic Synthetic Distinction

Blog Contributor -
Welcome again to The Teaching Workshop, where your questions related to pedagogy are answered. Each post features questions submitted by readers with answers from...
Work/Life Balance

Discussion: Which Works of Philosophical Fiction Are On Your Summer Reading List?

Skye Cleary -
Philosophical fiction seems to be an uncomfortable topic of conversation. To have written fiction counts for next to nothing on an academic CV and many...
Research

Early-Career Research Spotlight: Molly Gardner

Nathan Eckstrand -
This installment of the early-career research spotlight series looks at the work of Molly Gardner. She is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department...
Teaching

The PLATO Philosophy Fund: A New Funding Initiative

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Update 12/30/16: 45 institutions have now become PPF Founding Members, with membership contributions of $250 or more. With a challenge grant from the Squire Family...
Research

What Are You Reading? (June 6-12)

Nathan Eckstrand -
Just a couple hours before writing this post, I watched the movie Diplomacy with my family. The movie, which is based off a French...
Work/Life Balance

APA Member Interview: Travis Timmerman

Skye Cleary -
Travis Timmerman just finished his PhD in philosophy at Syracuse University. In the fall, he will start as an assistant professor of philosophy at...
Work/Life Balance

Discussion: Writing Philosophical Fiction

Skye Cleary -
The American writer and academic Jay Parini was recently interviewed in The Chronicle where he urged scholars to attempt to write in a variety of...
Issues in Philosophy

What Institutions, Departments, and Individuals Can Do to Help Adjuncts

Blog Contributor -
Part Three of a Three-part Series on Adjunct Teaching and Student Learning (Part 1 / Part 2) Here a few things we can do—some at very...
Service

Dispatches on Turkey: Academics and Authoritarianism

Blog Contributor -
"Dispatches on Turkey" is a special series for the American Philosophical Association Blog, featuring posts by an international group of academics and edited by Chad...
APA

Inside the APA: 2016 Divisional Meetings — Year in Review

Blog Contributor -
This time of year, after the hubbub of the three divisional meetings has died down, I always take a bit of time to look...
Research

What Are You Reading? (May 30-June 5)

Nathan Eckstrand -
One of the biggest stories this week was about the fact that PayPal founder Peter Thiel has been secretly funding the lawsuit brought by...
Work/Life Balance

APA Staff Interview: Linda Nuoffer

Skye Cleary -
Linda Nuoffer is the APA’s administrative coordinator. She has been working for the APA since 2008. What do you do at the APA? I'm the APA...
Teaching

The Teaching Workshop: Making Group Work “Work” for Your Philosophy Students

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