Monthly Archives: July, 2019

Steering Undergraduates to Discover and Explore the Philosophy Major

Dr. Sabrina D. MisirHiralall is an editor at the Blog of the APA. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and...

APA Talking Teaching: Accessibility and UDL

by Christina Hendricks This post developed from a Blog Contributor who presented for the Talking Teaching discussion series hosted by the APA Committee on Teaching. The...

Black Issues in Philosophy: The Day Botswana Stopped Being an African Country

by Olúfẹmi Táíwò On June 11, this year, the Lobatse High Court in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, returned a verdict in an appeal case that reverberated...

APA Member Interview: Gretchen Ellefson

Gretchen Ellefson is currently finishing up her PhD at Northwestern University, and will be starting a new position as an Assistant Professor in the...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Wind and Solar Calendar

What would it be to create books where the text conveys the texture of coming to know a person by acquaintance?

Ask a Senior Woman Philosopher: Dealing with Unwelcome or Inappropriate Attention

The Women in Philosophy series is running a mini-series called “Ask a Senior Woman Philosopher.” The first installment was posted last August, the second in December, and the...

Syllabus Showcase: Emma McClure, Existentialism

Existentialism asks: how do you live a meaningful life? This is what makes Existentialism so fascinating to undergraduates — particularly 18-year-olds transitioning into independent...

Reflections on James Agee and the Good Life

What is the essence of a good life? Contemporary philosophers have offered a variety of answers, including “active engagement in projects of worth,” (Susan...

Philosophy with Children and the Proprioception of Thinking

Proprioception is usually used in reference to body movement and the self-perception of body movement. Proprius in Latin means “one’s own,” or “self.” It refers...