Monthly Archives: August, 2018

The purpose of the canon

Inspired through a blog post by Lisa Shapiro and a remark by Sandra Lapointe, I began to think about the point of (philosophical) canons again: in...

Women in Philosophy: Trans Philosophers and The Politics of Bathrooms

by Tamsin Kimoto Trans scholars have written extensively on the politics of bathrooms and other sites of administrating gender. Perry Zurn, for example, has done extensive...

Socrates Talks Tennis

With the U.S. Open Tennis Championships (August 27-Sept. 9) on the horizon, it’s time to think about tennis and philosophy. The problem is that...

Frank and Zwier Win the 2018 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. David Frank (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) and Dr. Karen Zwier (Iowa State University) have...

Lisa Shapiro On Diversifying the Canon

The challenge of revitalizing the curriculum in the history of philosophy is twofold: there is a lack of resources and the labor is often...

APA Member Interview: Kevin W. Gray

Kevin W. Gray is currently completing the JD at Osgoode Hall Law School. He holds a PhD from Laval University in political philosophy (2011). He...

Trans*feminism: How trans issues and feminism overlap

At the APA Central this past year, Stephanie Kapusta and Saray Ayala-Lopez presented at a session entitle "Trans*feminism." After the session was over, I...

The Ethics of Defense Lawyers

In 1993 the American Bar Association conducted a nationwide survey of all their members to gauge personality types. They concluded that 78% of lawyers...

Black Issues in Philosophy: Postcolonial Encounters in Dakar

By Angela Roothaan I offer this reflection from my blog at the request of the editors of Black Issues in Philosophy.  It is my post...

Poster Presentations at Philosophy Conferences

By Mike Morris   The presentation of papers at the divisional meetings of the APA has been fundamental to the association since its inception, and the...

What Are You Reading…On Civility

People generally agree with the following two statements: first, civility is important in professional relationships, and, second, in times of crisis niceties must sometimes...

Beyond Plato’s Cave

I often discuss philosophy with my eight-year-old son. Although he can’t yet grasp the full complexities of my work, he’s deeply interested in thinking...

Is Dehumanizing Animals Possible?

It is commonly held within feminist philosophy that dehumanization and objectification are closely related, if not equivalent (see e.g., Cudd 2006; MacKinnon 1987; Dworkin...

Women in Philosophy: Ask a Senior Woman Philosopher about Social Media

The Women in Philosophy Series at the APA Blog is beginning a new mini-series, Ask A Woman Philosopher, in which senior women philosophers will...