Yearly Archives: 2020

Why and How to Share Collective Feedback

One way to reclaim some benefits of live, in-person discussion in your online philosophy class is to share weekly “collective feedback” posts. Rather than...

After The Pandemic

As author of this piece and incoming editor-in-chief of the APA Blog, I regret the significant pain this piece caused, and especially the former...

The Forefront of Research: Introducing the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion

This edition of The Forefront of Research interviews Cecilea Mun about the recently created Journal of the Philosophy of Emotion. Cecilea Mun is the...

Why We Forget

We live in a country whose population has not acquired the habit of taking historical memory seriously…. But histories never leave us for another...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Tiger King, Charismatic Megafauna, and the Problem of Looking

Confession: I have not watched Tiger King.  At first glance this makes me an odd fit for writing about Tiger King. Afterall, with 64...

The Lives that Matter in the Prevailing Social Order

George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department has ignited nationwide protests against police violence. Within these protests, the movement for...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Conventional Realism and Political Inquiry

This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is an essay by author John Gunnell about his most recent work, Conventional Realism and Political...

Student Snapshot: Cappagnia-Lynne Chase

Cappagnia-Lynne Chase is an Oneonta native. She is majoring in Theatre and minoring in both dance and philosophy at SUNY Oneonta. She is also...

#AgainstPoliceViolence

Editor's note: This special edition of Black Issues in Philosophy is being run to provide insight into the recent killing of George Floyd by...

Why We Shouldn’t Shrink Our PhD Programs

Every so often—especially on Twitter—academic philosophers call to reduce the size of philosophy PhD programs. The reasoning is usually altruistic, if also a bit...

Mitigating the Harms: Policy Possibilities under the New Title IX Rule

On May 6, the federal government released its final rule under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Already, commentators have noted that...

David Christensen to deliver inaugural Sosa Prize Lecture

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that David Christensen (Brown University) will deliver the inaugural Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture at the 2021...

Graduate Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Some Successes and Some Areas that Need Improvement

In a previous post, we three members of the Graduate Student Council of the APA offered general recommendations to all departments about how they...

UCLA’s Tyler Burge to Deliver the 2021 Sanders Lecture in New York City

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Professor Tyler Burge (UCLA) will deliver the 2021 Sanders Lecture at the 2021 Eastern Division...

Announcing Nathan Eckstrand as Next Editor-in-Chief

It is with great pleasure that I announce Nathan Eckstrand's appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the Blog of the APA, starting July 1st, 2020.  Nathan...