Monthly Archives: May, 2019

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Recently Published Book Spotlight

Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Moral Nexus

Nathan Eckstrand -
R. Jay Wallace is a professor in the philosophy department at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 2000. Wallace is...
Teaching

Syllabus Showcase: Eugene Kelly, The Philosophy of Human Nature

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I teach at the New York Institute of Technology, which has campuses in Manhattan and in Nassau County. Despite its mandate of preparing students...
Public Philosophy

How do we pry apart the true and compelling from the false and toxic?

David V. Johnson -
When false and malicious speech roils the body politic, when racism and violence surge, the right and role of freedom of speech in society...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

For/giving and Other Existential Challenges in Nathalie Etoke’s Melancholia Africana

Lewis Gordon -
by Lewis R. Gordon The English translation of Nathalie Etoke’s Melancholia Africana comes to print this year through Rowman & Littlefield International’s Creolizing the Canon series. To say that this...
Issues in Philosophy

The Invisible Philosopher: Hans Blumenberg

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Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) is a posthumous celebrity in post-war German philosophical circles, partly thanks to Sibylle Lewitscharoff’s 2011 novel, Blumenberg. Now, without irony, a...
Research

What Are You Reading…On Human Nature

Nathan Eckstrand -
Human nature is one of the most controversial yet significant topics that philosophy has traditionally taken up. Just as the study of it has...
Work/Life Balance

APA Member Interview: Blake Hereth

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Blake Hereth is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington and current Chair of the APA Graduate Student Council. Ze works primarily in the...
Teaching

Choosing a Textbook for Problems of Philosophy

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Here’s a common situation: A doctoral student or recent PhD is asked to teach a standard introduction to the problems of philosophy. No single...
Issues in Philosophy

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: The McDonaldization of Philosophy

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As societies have evolved beyond the preindustrial era, they have become more and more dominated by bureaucracies. However, the ultimate form of bureaucracy is...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

Women in Philosophy: Philosophy for Pre-College Students

Adriel M. Trott -
by Zoe Lawson On Friday, April 19th, the Philosophy Outreach Project, POP, held the second annual Conference for Pre-College Philosophical Engagement, or CPPE, at Ball...
Issues in Philosophy

Entitled Opinions: Philosophy Outside Academia

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The task of making the case for philosophy and the humanities has never been more urgent. Nevertheless, it has become the province of a...
Public Philosophy

Beyond Comfortable and Uncomfortable

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Regardless of your feelings about Nietzsche, you have to concede that his On the Genealogy of Morals was a novel and refreshing approach to...
Work/Life Balance

APA Member Interview: Sahar Joakim

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Sahar Joakim is a 27-year-old doctoral candidate at Saint Louis University writing in epistemology under John Greco. She enjoys poetry, music, and the outdoors but spends...
Issues in Philosophy

Horrific Thoughts: Incorporating Student Film-Making in a Course on Horror and Philosophy

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Why do horror fans like to be scared?  What does horror teach us about the meaning of life (and death)?  Is the human condition...
Recently Published Book Spotlight

Recently Published Book Spotlight: How We Became Our Data

Nathan Eckstrand -
Colin Koopman is in the Philosophy Department at the University of Oregon, where he is also Director of New Media & Culture.  His articles...
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