Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Don’t Stand With Me

The global fury unleashed against police brutality and anti-Black racism in the United States continues unabated. As poet Gil Scott-Heron once said, “America is...

Call for a New Editor

The APA Blog is looking to take on a new editor. Blog editors develop, solicit, and edit blog content, and help manage the blog—including...

A Neurophilosophy of Two Technological Game-Changers: Synthetic Biology & Superintelligence

This is post six in a short-term series by Prof. Nayef Al-Rodhan titled “Neurophilosophy of Governance, Power and Transformative Innovations.” This series provides neurophilosophical...

Working from the Outside In: Diversifying a Philosophy Department by working with College-level and External Initiatives

This is the second piece in a several part series discussing ways to improve diversity in philosophy departments. The other pieces can be found...

How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career?

New series from the Blog of the APA ... How Can I Be a Philosopher in a Non-academic Career? Answers from philosophers in tech, industry, media,...

India’s atheist influence on Europe, China, and science

The atheist Carvaka philosophers were present at the Muslim emperor Akbar’s court in the late 16th century, and beyond. How much did they influence...

Syllabus Showcase: Phenomenology and Existentialism, Nathan Eric Dickman

Just for some background about myself, I just transitioned to the University of the Ozarks (AR) as an Assistant Professor of philosophy, from Young...

Valuing Black Lives

The Blog of the APA considers diversity and inclusion vital to our society and profession. The recent protests sweeping the USA and the globe...

Toward Creolizing Schooling

The project of creolizing education emerged from concerns with the failures of U.S. public schooling as a public good. Many argue and assume that...

Duties to Graduate Workers: Labor Protections in the Era of COVID-19

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...

Why You Should Self-Archive and How to Do It

Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. New York Public Library research room (via Wikimedia Commons) I earned my PhD in 2015. While I...

Margaret Baxley: What is it like to be a philosopher?

This is an excerpt from an interview with Margaret Baxley.  In this interview, Anne Margaret Baxley talks about growing up Methodist in Macon, Georgia,...

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Nearly Capsized Me

This post is a part of The COVID-Chronicles series. This series is dedicated to giving voice to graduate student experiences and needs during the...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Medical Sexism

This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is about Jill Delston's book Medical Sexism: Contraception Access, Reproductive Medicine, and Health Care. Jill B....

‘Black Lives Matter’ as Identity Politics and Class Struggle

“Daddy changed the world!” Gigi Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, smiled broadly as she shouted this out loud at a Black Lives Matter protest...