Yearly Archives: 2019

Women in Philosophy: Feeling Whole: Recovering from Pregnancy and Childbirth

by Sara Protasi On the day I am writing this post, my youngest child turns three. It’s been three years since I birthed her, and...

Syllabus Showcase: Jewelle Bickel, Introduction to Philosophy

Though teaching philosophy online undeniably presents pedagogical challenges, it also provides unique opportunities to craft assignments that cultivate philosophical skills. Two summers ago, I...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and writer.  He is the author of six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including How to Think Like...

Against Epistemic Arrogance

There’s been a whole lot of talk about facts in our public discourse lately. Whether the issue is climate change, poverty, sexism, or racism,...

APA Member Interview: Tamsin Kimoto

Tamsin Kimoto is a PhD student in the Philosophy Department at Emory University and a member of the APA’s Graduate Student Council. Their primary research...

Yoga Philosophy, Part 1

After twenty years of research in and on the European and Indian traditions of philosophy, peer reviewed publications in and on both traditions, translating...

Tent Talks Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

I am baffled as to why the discipline of philosophy does not occupy a more prominent position in pop culture. Socrates was hailed as a...

Syllabus Showcase: Sahar Joakim, Introduction to Philosophy

This course is an alternative to typical introductions in philosophy. We study mainly the work of Plato and students are required to write almost...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Nike’s “Dream Crazier,” A new brand of Self Objectification

Editor's note: This piece is cross-posted at Engenderings, the gender studies blog of the London School of Economics. You can see their most recent...

Extraordinary Racial Politics: Four Events in the Informal Constitution of the United States Discussed by Fred Lee and Lisa Lowe

by Carol Gray On April 5, 2019, eighty students and faculty at the University of Connecticut participated in a discussion between University of Connecticut’s Fred...

What Are You Reading…On Game of Thrones

The pop culture topic of the hour is undoubtedly Game of Thrones’ ending, which according to conventional wisdom was a disappointment, though a survey...

APA Member Interview: Getty Lustila

Getty Lustila is a PhD candidate (ABD) at Boston University; he works on the intersection of early modern philosophy and ethics, and has written...

A Neuro-Philosophy Of Global Order: The Case for Symbiotic Realism, Multi-Sum Security and Just Power

International Relations (IR) developed as a distinct discipline after World War II but its theoretical and philosophical foundations predate the 20th century. During the Cold...

Who Shall We Invite? Improving Department Research Seminar Invitation Practices

Most departments have regular research seminars, usually weekly during term-time with an invited speaker, who talks for about an hour, followed by another hour...

Women in Philosophy: Who Cares About Women in the History of Philosophy?

by Sarah Tyson The place of women in the history of philosophy tends to be most interesting to people who already have an interest in...