Monthly Archives: July, 2019

Women in Philosophy: Neocolonialism’s Anxieties? Schooling Women of Color

by Falguni A. Sheth A number of news stories have appeared recently about self-appointed authorities who have taken it upon themselves to educate Black women...

Student Reflection Snapshot: Sarah O’Brien

This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Sarah O’Brien has...

A Moment to Take Stock (and Keep Advocating)

For three years in a row, the Trump administration has called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and other...

APA Member Interview: Jennifer Kling

Jennifer Kling is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her research...

The Value of Variety in Planning an Introductory Course

The following argument appeared in a thoughtful post last May by Sahar Joakim on the Blog of the APA: To me, Socrates and Plato are...

Student Reflection Snapshot: Sahar Joakim

This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado.  Sahar Joakim received...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Pushing Back Against the Business Model

It is no secret that among the humanities the discipline of philosophy is still one of the worst offenders when it comes to including...

Black Issues in Philosophy: Jane Anna Gordon on Creolizing Power, Theory, and Education

by Rosemere Ferreira Da Silva In November 2018, Professor Jane Anna Gordon presented a public lecture and seminar at the State University of Bahia (UNEB)...

Saturday Night Live and Paradigm Shifts

In this comedy clip from Saturday Night Live “magicians” perform mind bending tricks. Suddenly the explanation to the tricks is revealed and the viewer...

APA Member Interview: Dylan Abney

Dylan Abney is a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His academic work is focused on metaphysics (ontology, modality, naturalness) and...

Women in Philosophy: Using the Feminist Theory Archive

In March 2017, Marianne Hirsch delivered a keynote lecture for the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University’s Archives Make...

Syllabus Showcase: Angela Bolte, Unicorns, Vampires & Aliens: Philosophy & Speculative Fiction

For several years I’ve regularly taught an honors seminar on philosophy and movies that is exclusively for incoming first-year honors students in Lloyd International...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: What Criminal Justice Reformers Can Learn from the Green New Deal

Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Public Seminar. The decline of America’s democratic institutions has emerged as a central issue in contemporary American politics....

APA Member Interview: Soohyun Ahn

Soohyun Ahn is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Calgary, working in the philosophy of science under Dr. Marc Ereshefsky. Her research...

Ethica, Work Without Obstacle: An Interview with Patrick Fontana

Patrick Fontana is a french artist. He takes notes dessinées (notes drawn) from philosophical seminars, books, to produce visual and sound digital installations, performance...