Yearly Archives: 2016

2016
Issues in Philosophy

The Word and the World (Video)

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The power of words is a wonder, and language perhaps our greatest skill. Yet the gap between the sound of a bell and its...
APA

New APA Graduate Student Council: Nominations now open!

APA Communications -
At its most recent meeting, the board of officers unanimously approved the creation of a new APA Graduate Student Council (GSC). The GSC will serve...
Issues in Philosophy

French, German, Greek, Latin, but Not Arabic, Chinese, or Sanskrit?

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When I was graduate student in Berkeley in the 1990s, philosophy PhD students were required to pass exams in two of the following four...
Issues in Philosophy

Yes, Your Emails to Congress Matter

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A Message from the National Humanities Alliance We have all become familiar with urgent requests in our inboxes and social media feeds to write our...
Research

What Are You Reading…On Stoicism

Nathan Eckstrand -
On October 15 the annual meeting of Stoics, Stoicon, is coming to New York City. The event promises to be of great interest to...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

A Statement from the Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession

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Today, our Committee issued the following statement: To: The APA Ombudsperson, the APA Committee on Inclusiveness, the APA Chair of the Board of Officers, the...
Teaching

The Teaching Workshop: Dealing with Hostile Students

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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

APA Member Interview: Krista Thomason

Skye Cleary -
Krista Thomason is an assistant professor of philosophy at Swarthmore College. Her areas of specialization are contemporary moral psychology with an emphasis on moral...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

On Not Seeing in Philosophy

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The brilliant young African American political philosopher Danielle Allen founded the University of Chicago Civic Knowledge Project (CKP) in 2003 in an attempt to...
Issues in Philosophy

The Dance of Life (Video)

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The APA blog is very pleased to announce a partnership with the Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI).  IAI was founded in 2008 by...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

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On October 8th, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. PST, in the San Diego Central Public Library, Wikipedia will host an edit-a-thon to improve the site's coverage of underrepresented philosophers and...
Research

What Feminist Epistemology Would Say to Donald Trump

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Since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president of the United States in June 2015, the internet has exploded with reports and analyses of...
APA

Patrick Tomlin Wins the 2017 Berger Memorial Prize

APA Communications -
NEWARK, Del. — Sep. 26, 2016 — The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Tomlin (University of Reading) has been...
Research

What Are You Reading…On Ethology

Nathan Eckstrand -
This summer I had the pleasure of reading a book by Frans De Waal entitled Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals...
Research

Early Career Research Spotlight: John Garner

Nathan Eckstrand -
This installment of the early-career research spotlight series looks at the work of John V. Garner. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at...
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