Yearly Archives: 2018

Michael Shermer on utilitarianism, deontology, and “natural rights”

You may have noticed that I don’t opine on quantum mechanics. Or jazz. The reason for this is that — although I’m very interested...

SOMA and I

The game “SOMA” is a first-person sci-fi horror game. I study philosophy of mind and cognitive science, so I was thrilled to find that...

What Are You Reading…On Hallucinations

Hallucinations are difficult to explain, given that they have no objectively verifiable cause in the way many of our other experiences do. There are...

APA Member Interview: Mariam al-Attar

Mariam Al-Attar teaches philosophy at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. Her main interests include Arabo-Islamic philosophy and Moral Philosophy.  She is the author...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: The Double Consciousness of a Black Muslim American

I shudder to think what the backlash against the Muslim community would have been if Mark Anthony Conduitt, the Austin bomber and the domestic...

2018 Lebowitz Prize Awarded to Kit Fine and Stephen Yablo

The American Philosophical Association (APA), along with the Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK), is pleased to announce that Kit Fine, Silver Professor of Philosophy...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: New Television

Martin Shuster teaches at Goucher College, in the Center for Geographies of Justice, and where he also directs the Judaic studies program. In addition...

Black Issues in Philosophy: Interview of Alan Pelaez Lopez

By Brooks Kirchgassner   Alan Pelaez Lopez is a PhD student in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Berkeley. Lopez’s preferred third-person...

What Are You Reading…On the Involuntary Celibate

The recent Toronto van attack seems to have been motivated by the Incel movement (short for “involuntary celibate”), though investigations are still ongoing and...

APA Member Interview: James Griffith

James Griffith is the Assistant Professor of Political Thought and Philosophy at the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts in Slovakia. He is the...

Federica Berdini Awarded the APA’s 2018 Journal of Value Inquiry Prize

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Federica Berdini has been awarded the 2018 Journal of Value Inquiry Prize for her...

Women in Philosophy: Southern Black Feminism in Philosophy

By Lindsey Stewart When I mention to fellow conference participants in various philosophy circles that I work on Zora Neale Hurston, I often get a...

Diversifying the Canon: Interview with Robert Sanchez

This post is part of a series of interviews dedicated to diversifying the canon. We’d love for you to share your thoughts. Please contact us via...

What Are You Reading…On the Philosophy of Place

Place is one of those experiences that can be difficult to conceptualize, as it often situates experiences but doesn’t become an object of experience...

Arrival, Interstellar, and the Transcendence of Temporality

If you haven’t seen Arrival or Interstellar, I’d advise you to stop reading immediately and go watch them. What I’m about to say will spoil the surprises...