Yearly Archives: 2019

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Post-Truth, Fanaticism, and Facebook

In 2002, Hubert Dreyfus published a paper, “Anonymity versus Commitment: The Dangers of Education on the Internet” where he decried the effect of the...

Women in Philosophy: Is Aristotle the Best a Man Can Get?

by Jason Nethercut Many people praised Gillette’s recent advertisement for taking a stand against the worst manifestations of toxic or hegemonic masculinity. Others like Piers...

Syllabus Showcase: Torin Alter, Introduction to Philosophy

I teach at The University of Alabama. Most students who take Intro here have never before thought about philosophy, and that means I really...

Creating a Philosophical Culture of Engagement

There appears to be a growing consensus that philosophers should be doing more to connect with audiences outside academia. Whether it’s the slow war...

Iowa’s Carrie Figdor Is Awarded the APA Edinburgh Fellowship

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Carrie Figdor (University of Iowa) has been awarded the 2019–2020 Edinburgh Fellowship. The Edinburgh...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Neoliberalism’s Demons

Adam Kotsko teaches in the Shimer Great Books School of North Central College. He is the author, most recently, of The Prince of This...

Black Issues in Philosophy: The Present Absence of Africana Thought in Juliet Hooker’s Theorizing Race in the Americas

by LaRose Parris Juliet Hooker’s Theorizing Race in the Americas presents an inventive hemispheric analysis of late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century African American and Latin American...

The Conjuring of Ridiculous Things: Why I Value Mexican Philosophy

An occupational hazard of studying, writing about, and teaching Mexican philosophy is that there will always be someone who asks, “What makes it ‘Mexican’?”...

Surviving R. Kelly in Cultures of Enablement

An exposé typically indicts the character of its subject; “Surviving R. Kelly” indicts a public that knew of his character and did nothing about...

What Are You Reading…On Care

It was hard to watch news of last week’s polar vortex without feeling concerned for those in its path. While my area (slightly north...

APA Member Interview: Lynne Tirrell

by Sabrina D. MisirHiralall Lynne Tirrell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, whose research centers on language and power. She has...

Mother Forkin’ Morals: Doing Philosophy in Online Video Snippets

“The Good Place,” an NBC television comedy series that often employs philosophical themes and jokes, just concluded its third season and has been renewed...

Women in Philosophy: Ask a Senior Woman in Philosophy About Disclosing A Disability

by Audrey Yap The Women in Philosophy series is running a mini-series called “Ask a Senior Woman Philosopher.” The first installment was posted last August,...

Clear and Present Danger Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

by Jacob Mchangama It's a great privilege to be able to share the ideas behind my podcast “Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech”...

Syllabus Showcase: Eugene Kelly, Philosophy of Love and Sex

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