Monthly Archives: October, 2018

Teaching Philosophy to Non-Majors

A lot of grad students and professors struggle with the gen-ed problem. Most of the students in introductory philosophy courses are required to take...

Should We Stop Talking about “Minor Figures”?

Every now and then, I hear someone mentioning that they work on “minor figures” in the history of philosophy. For reasons not entirely clear...

What It’s Like to be a Philosopher: Rebecca Kukla

The APA blog is working with Cliff Sosis of What is it Like to Be a Philosopher? in publishing advance excerpts from Cliff’s long-form interviews with...

So You Want to Teach Some Indian Philosophy?

In a previous post Peter Adamson predicted that non-European philosophies are destined to enter the mainstream of the philosophical profession. He highlighted three avenues...

Diversifying the Canon: Interview with Barry Lam

Barry Lam is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College and executive producer of the Hi-Phi Nation podcast, the first and only narrative-driven show...

APA Member Interview: Eric Thomas Weber

Eric Thomas Weber is Associate Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Kentucky, Executive Director of the Society of Philosophers in America, co-host...

Opening Doors: Disability, Accessibility, and Accommodation

  When I started my PhD at Rutgers, I expected some surprise, misunderstanding, and unwanted help regarding my disability. Yet I was caught off-guard by...

Diversity and Philosophy Journals: Practices for Improving Diversity in Philosophy Journal Publishing

by Sherri Conklin, Nicole Hassoun, and Eric Schwitzgebel The Demographics in Philosophy project aims to increase diversity in the discipline. To this end, we have...

The Philosophy? WTF? Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

crunch of footsteps on gravel The creak of a door opening The sound of laughing and conversation The clink of glasses Dr Mike Alsford: So, Danny. As I...

Black Issues in Philosophy: Africana Philosophy in France Today

by Norman Ajari To think of the contemporary situation of Africana philosophy in France amounts to reflecting upon its institutional nonexistence and the historical reasons...

Diversity and Philosophy Journals: Diverse Aims at MIND

MIND has long been concerned with securing fairness in the assessment of its submissions. It first made the decision to introduce a triple anonymous...

The Use of Narrative in Public Philosophy: A Diagrammatic Guide

This post is abridged and adapted from a longer piece. Forthcoming in the inaugural issue of Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice. When the great nonfiction...

What Are You Reading…On Hypocrisy

Charges of hypocrisy are rampant these days. Perhaps the most pervasive ones currently refer to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, with each side claiming the...