Monthly Archives: April, 2019

The Free Will Project: An Interview with Santiago Amaya and Manuel Vargas

The Free Will Project, run by Santiago Amaya (Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Columbia) and Manuel Vargas (University of California, San Diego), recently...

Trump’s War on Fact-Finding

Transparency about errors is a strength of journalism and science, not a weakness. On February 20, 2019, President Donald J. Trump tweeted “The New York...

What Are You Reading…On the Philosophy of Film

As a film aficionado, I love the philosophy of film. It brings together two studies I enjoy, showing the many ways they overlap. When...

APA Member Interview: Elizabeth Victor

Elizabeth Victor is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Liberal Studies at William Paterson University. Her research explores how moral theory can...

The Importance of Expressing Gratitude to Colleagues and Students

Years ago I attended a colloquium where the speaker gave a talk that I found clear, insightful, and compelling. When the time came for...

Two Critiques of German Idealism: An Interview with Gerad Gentry

Gerad Gentry is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy of Law at Lewis University and a visiting Associate to Germanic Studies at the...

Women in Philosophy: Basic Capabilities, How Universal Are They?

This post was originally submitted to the APA Blog Undergraduate Public Philosophy contest. We are happy to publish it in the Women in Philosophy...

Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

Rendering Unconscious is the title of both a book and podcast hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, an American psychoanalyst based in Stockholm. It began...

Philosophical Field Trips: Powerpoints, Orientation and Re-Orientation For Philosophy on Foot

Labs are part of biology, chemistry, and physics classes. The lab experience presupposes that biology, chemistry and physics are relevant fields of study. Math...

Tell Us How to Fix the Lack of Diversity in Philosophy Departments

by Sherri Conklin, Eric Schwitzgebel, and Nicole Hassoun. Philosophy needs to diversify. Come join us at the Pacific Division meeting to tell us what departments...

MAP Eastern APA Session: Skill-Building & Improving the Profession

What kinds of department initiatives can grad students and faculty easily put on to improve climate, help students develop their skills as philosophers and...

The Ethical Failures Behind the Boeing Disasters

Two Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes crashed shortly after takeoff, on October 28, 2018 near Jakarta, Indonesia and March 10, 2019, near Addis Ababa,...

APA Member Interview: Daniel Collette

Daniel Collette is a visiting Assistant Professor at Marquette University  and received his Ph.D. at the University of South Florida under Roger Ariew. He...

A Neuro-Philosophy of Human Nature: Emotional Amoral Egoism and the Five Motivators of Humankind

In 1893, at an event in Oxford, biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (and staunch supporter of Darwin’s ideas – support which earned him the nickname...

Early Career Research Spotlight: Brian Berkey

This edition of the Early Career Research Spotlight focuses on the work of Brian Berkey. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of...