Monthly Archives: January, 2017

APA Board Statement in Response to Executive Order on Immigration

The APA board of officers voted unanimously to issue the following statement, which was released on January 31, 2017. American participation in the global exchange...

Writing Popular Philosophy: Interview with Quartz’s Olivia Goldhill

Olivia Goldhill is a philosophy and psychology journalist with Quartz.  I spoke with her about tips for academic philosophers who are interested in writing for general...

Non-Canonical Texts and Teaching the History of Modern Philosophy: Why We Might as Well Go Ahead and Abandon the Survey – Part I

There has been significant discussion of late regarding the importance of expanding the canon when discussing the early modern period. (See O'Neill, 2005 and...

What Are You Reading…On Love

In a discipline as broad as philosophy, which has so many texts to study and theories to learn, some topics get less attention than...

APA Member Interview: Stacey Goguen

Stacey Goguen is Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She works on feminist philosophy, social epistemology, and philosophy of social...

Philosophy Through Fiction Competition (Update)

UPDATE (April 1, 2017): We received a very large number of submissions (704 eligible entries) and given that our judges and readers are a...

Eastern APA 2017: Philosophical Reactions to 2016

By Nathan Eckstrand The APA Blog’s coverage of the Eastern thus far has focused on two of the major speeches, but there were many other...

Dreaming the Future: Utopia and the Limits of Thought

When we see so much hypocrisy around us, it's because we have it in ourselves. And when politicians reveal to us what we are...

Early Career Research Spotlight: John-Patrick Schultz

This installment of the early-career research spotlight series looks at the work of John-Patrick Schultz, currently an adjunct in the Ethics Program at Villanova...

What Are You Reading…On Featured Books at the Eastern APA, Part 2

As promised, this week we're completing our list of the books featured in author-meets-critics sessions at the Eastern APA in Baltimore. Here is the...

APA Member Interview: Antony Aumann

Antony Aumann is an associate professor at Northern Michigan University, and he’s also held positions at the Ohio State University and St. Olaf College....

The Teaching Workshop: Gina Schouten on Preparing to Trust One’s Judgment

One of the best things we can do to improve our pedagogy is share and think seriously about our teaching failures--our missteps, our lost...

Young Philosophers of New York: Interview with Joseph S. Biehl

Joseph S. Biehl runs the Gotham Philosophical Society, an ‘idea bank’ for New York City, and is launching a philosophy workshop series for children.  I spoke with...

The Job Market: Teaching Demonstration

Many colleges and universities have their final round of candidates come to campus for various meetings, interviews, and presentations. One of the most underdiscussed...

Awards Roundup : Year End 2016

APA Awards Robert Audi, University of Notre Dame Winner of the 2016 Quinn Prize University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Philosophy in Prison program Winner of the 2016 APA/PDC Prize Patrick...