Monthly Archives: November, 2018

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APA Member Interview: Nel Noddings

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
by Sabrina D. MisirHiralall Nel Noddings is Lee Jacks Professor of Child Education Emerita at Stanford University. She is the author of 21 books and...
APA

APA Awards Grants to Seven Projects for 2018–2019

APA Communications -
The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that it will provide grants to seven philosophy-related projects in the 2018–2019 fiscal year. For more...
Issues in Philosophy

What It’s Like to Be a Philosopher: Manuel Vargas

Blog Contributor -
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...
Research

Early Career Research Spotlight: Josh Dohmen

Nathan Eckstrand -
This edition of the Early Career Research Spotlight focuses on the work of Josh Dohmen. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the...
Research

You Can’t Keep a Good Idea Down: Reviving the Journal Survey Project

Nathan Eckstrand -
The Journal Survey Project was very popular when it was first launched in April 2017. The post announcing it was shared widely and became...
Issues in Philosophy

The Elucidations Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

Blog Contributor -
I completed my PhD in philosophy at the University of Chicago in 2015 (on generic statements, in case anyone is interested), and I currently...
Black Issues in Philosophy

Black Issues in Philosophy: Gordon and Da Silva on Brazil and Africana Philosophy

Lewis Gordon -
This interview previously appeared in a special issue of EntreLetras Journal. I offer its reprint here in light of the recent elections in Brazil,...
Issues in Philosophy

Why Would We Want to Call People “Great Thinkers”? A Response to Julian Baggini

Blog Contributor -
If you have ever been at a rock or pop concert, you might recognise the following phenomenon: The band on the stage begins playing...
Issues in Philosophy

An Excerpt from Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto

Blog Contributor -
This article is an edited excerpt from Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto, with a Foreword by Jay L. Garfield (New York: Columbia University Press,...
Research

What Are You Reading…On the Philosophy of Law

Nathan Eckstrand -
The origin of law is a vital question for society, and the preservation of a widely accepted source of authority is necessary for a...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

Women in Philosophy: Philosophy’s Excluded Within

Adriel M. Trott -
by Sina Kramer I was invited to speak to my current book, which Jane Anna Gordon reviewed in the "Black Issues in Philosophy" series here...
Issues in Philosophy

The Philosophy Guy Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

Blog Contributor -
Hello everyone, Brenden Weber here, host of The Philosophy Guy, a podcast about the many ideas in philosophy that are popularized by our society...
Issues in Philosophy

A “Socratic” Dialogue (1965) by Hans-Georg Gadamer

Blog Contributor -
Modeled on Plato’s dialogues, Hans-Georg Gadamer’s dialogue about tennis shares some strengths and weaknesses of the incorporated genre. Gadamer’s imitation adopts Plato’s concern with...
Public Philosophy

The Dawn of AI Philosophy

Blog Contributor -
There is more to artificial intelligence and philosophy than the questions we’re asking. The philosophical study of artificial intelligence (AI) remains in its infancy. Among...
Black Issues in Philosophy

Black Issues in Philosophy: Africana Philosophy and Depression

Lewis Gordon -
by Dana Francisco Miranda The white world, the only honorable one, barred me from all participation. A man was expected to behave like a man....
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