Monthly Archives: January, 2018

Face Death: End Racism

“This stuff goes deep… But are we keeping quiet because we’re looking an enemy in the face, and it is us? We’re quiet because...

Corrupt the Youth: a philosophy outreach program

As has been aptly noted by many working in our profession, philosophy has a pipeline problem. While minorities (women, people of color, and those...

What Are You Reading…On Intimacy and Sex

Love manifests itself in many ways, and there are many kinds of love for which this is the case. One type of love is...

APA Member Interview: Lori Watson

Lori Watson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego, and affiliate faculty in the School of Law.  Presently, she is Chair...

Questions About Heaven

By Steven M. Cahn For many theists the importance of believing in God rests on the possibility of a blissful afterlife. Yet the notion of...

Black Issues in Philosophy: Response to “Australian Continental Philosophy”

At the end of November into the first week of December 2017, I had the good fortune of participating in the Australasian Society for...

What Are You Reading…On Humor

Recently, I came across a new Harry Potter chapter written by a predictive text computer program. The organization that organized this, Botnik, has had...

APA Member Interview: Brian Weatherson

Brian Weatherson is the Marshall M. Weinberg professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He got his PhD from Monash University...

What are you teaching?

In an effort to get a sense of what philosophers are doing day-to-day, the blog been asking them to share what they are teaching...

Open Thread: 2018 Eastern Division Meeting Sessions

Due to the winter storm affecting Savannah, GA, and the fact that the bridge connecting downtown Savannah and the Convention Center is closed, many...

What are you teaching?

In an effort to get a sense of what philosophers are doing day-to-day, the blog has been asking them to share what they are...