Monthly Archives: February, 2018

What Are You Reading…On Buddhism and Confucianism

Many ancient philosophies had the goal of creating a well-functioning world and used their insights to develop rules of behavior and socio-political orders that...

APA Member Interview: Alex King

Alex King is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). She works in ethics, metaethics, and aesthetics and runs the...

Michael Cholbi on his AMA experience on /r/philosophy

I recently had the pleasure of completing a live AMA (Ask Me Anything) session as part of reddit’s philosophy platform, /r/philosophy. As the name...

Anton Wilhelm Amo: The African Philosopher in 18th Century Europe

Anton Wilhelm Amo (c. 1700 – c. 1750) - born in West Africa, enslaved, and then gifted to the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel - became...

You Can’t Force It: Doug Anderson on American Philosophy

Douglas Anderson, Professor and the Department Chair at the University of North Texas, was one of the critics for John Kaag’s American Philosophy: A Love...

Philosophers Don’t Hug: Mike Ventimiglia on American Philosophy

Michael Ventimiglia, Associate Professor at Sacred Heart University, was one of the critics for John Kaag’s American Philosophy: A Love Story Author Meets Critics session at Eastern APA...

A Love Story: John Kaag on American Philosophy

John Kaag is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.  He is the author of American Philosophy: A Love Story,...

The Teaching Workshop: Should Philosophy Classrooms Get Gritty?

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

What Are You Reading…On Travel

The last few weeks have been filled with travel. After my semester in China ended, I went on a two week tour of China...

Announcing Skye Cleary as Next Lead Editor

It is with very great pleasure that I announce Skye Cleary's appointment to a three year term as Lead Editor of the Blog of...

APA Member Interview: Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker is an associate professor of philosophy at the College of William and Mary.  His main areas of specialization are epistemology, philosophy of...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: After September 11th, A Permanent State of Exception?

After the September 11th terror attacks, Western broadcast media repeatedly trumpeted the refrain that somehow ‘everything was different!’ than before that shocking event, and...