Monthly Archives: February, 2018

Epistemic Vices and Conspiracy Theories

Another school shooting, another conspiracy theory. In 2012 it was the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that sparked a wave of conspiracy theories. This...

Teaching Affirmative Action

The philosophical literature on affirmative action is extensive (see my collection The Affirmative Action Debate, 2nd ed., Routledge, 2002), and the issue remains heated....

APA Member Interview: Jonny Cottrell

Jonny Cottrell grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, and was educated at Oxford and NYU. He is now Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wayne...

“Sic Volo Sic Jubeo”: Sarah Dorsey on the 19th Century Philosophy of France

Editors note: Because of a major snowfall in Savannah, GA during the recent Eastern APA, the Blog of the APA will be hosting papers...

Animal Rights Terrorism and Pacifism

Editors note: Because of a major snowfall in Savannah, GA during the recent Eastern APA, the Blog of the APA will be hosting papers...

Borges and Philosophy

Does literature have a philosophy? Can it give expression to a consistent system of principles, and assert them as true? Literature, by its very...

Black Issues in Philosophy: A Conversation on The Black Panther

Prior to the release of The Black Panther, some well-intentioned whites on social media recommended whites to wait a week before going to see the...

Should Philosophy Classrooms Get Gritty? (Part 2)

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

Why Are So Many Young Men Drawn to Jordan Peterson’s Intellectual Misogyny?

It seems to be no accident that Jordan Peterson is having his moment as perhaps the most-discussed North American intellectual during the Trump era....

What Are You Reading…On the Philosophy of Film

Understanding art has always been part of philosophy. The way our experience is depicted can change us, so it is important to spend time...

APA Member Interview: Kate Ritchie

Katherine Ritchie is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, CUNY. Her research is focused in philosophy of language,...

On the Distinction between Objectifying Attitudes and Objectifying Action

Editors note: Because of a major snowfall in Savannah, GA during the recent Eastern APA, the Blog of the APA will be hosting papers...

Problem Animals: Abundant Deer and Feral Cats

Editors note: Because of a major snowfall in Savannah, GA during the recent Eastern APA, the Blog of the APA will be hosting papers...

Black Issue in Philosophy: Understanding Togetherness in Difference in a Hateful World

“Wherever one thing stands,” Chinua Achebe (1989) argued, “something else must stand beside it,” because the world must necessarily be a shared space, one...

Celebrate Women in Philosophy!

The Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession is pleased to announce two new posters celebrating women in philosophy. These posters represent...