Yearly Archives: 2020

2020
Research

Metaphysics and Woo: An outsider’s perspective on academic philosophy’s social role

Nathan Eckstrand -
As someone who has published a number of books on the nature of life and reality, I regularly receive emails from ordinary members of...
Member Interviews

APA Member Interview: Kian Mintz-Woo

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Kian Mintz-Woo is a moral philosopher; his work focuses on the applied ethics in climate change and health but also includes topics in metaethics...
Research

Recently Published Book Spotlight: On Being Me

Nathan Eckstrand -
This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is about the book On Being Me, written by J. David Velleman and illustrated by Emily...
APA

Call for Nominations Reminder: 2020 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching

APA Communications -
The nomination deadline for the APA’s 2020 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching is one month away. Don’t wait to submit your nomination! The Prize...
Issues in Philosophy

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

David V. Johnson -
Answers from Gina Helfrich, PhD, Program Officer for Global Technology in International Development Gina Helfrich (photo right) earned a doctorate in philosophy from Emory University...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

Frances Power Cobbe and Nineteenth-Century Moral Philosophy

Adriel M. Trott -
Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) was an Anglo-Irish reformer who wrote about moral theory and moral epistemology, religion, evolution, duties to animals, feminism, welfare, mind...
Public Philosophy

Doctors Need to Step Back from the Movement to Defund the Police

David V. Johnson -
On June 6, 2020, protesters in Dallas, Texas, rally against police violence. (by Matthew T Rader, MatthewTRader.com, License CC-BY-SA) Since the end of May, scholars, doctors, and...
Teaching

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Centenary College of Louisiana

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
I started teaching at Centenary College of Louisiana in August 2001. It was oppressively hot in Shreveport. I was just getting to know my...
Public Philosophy

Don’t Stand With Me

David V. Johnson -
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...
APA

Call for a New Editor

APA Blog -
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...
Research

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

Nathan Eckstrand -
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...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

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

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

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

David V. Johnson -
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,...
Research

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

Nathan Eckstrand -
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...
Teaching

Syllabus Showcase: Phenomenology and Existentialism, Nathan Eric Dickman

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