Yearly Archives: 2020

Helping Philosophy Students Persuade for the November 3rd Election

In the last week before the November presidential election, are we philosophy instructors setting our students up to fail in arguing about climate change,...

The Academic Practice of Philosophy (… in Two Countries)

Below is the audio recording of Gisela Striker’s John Dewey Lecture, given at the 2019-2020 Eastern Division Meeting. The talk is titled “The Academic...

Bryan Van Norden: What is it Like to be a Philosopher?

The APA blog is working with Cliff Sosis of What is it Like to Be a Philosopher? in publishing advance excerpts from Cliff’s long-form interviews with...

No Matter How You Put It, Scientism Is Still A Bad Idea

Is science the only or best source of knowledge, justification, and rational belief? If you answer in the affirmative, you are affected by an...

Early Modern Philosophy: A Perverse Thought Experiment

Here’s a perverse thought experiment. Let’s suppose that we set ourselves the task of writing a history of philosophy that reflects and represents human...

Syllabus Showcase: Public Philosophy, Claire Michael and Ravit Dotan

Public philosophy is philosophy oriented towards the general public. In our class, titled “Public Philosophy” and taught at UC Berkeley in the Spring of...

Catastrophizing in the Age of COVID: Social Structures of Care in Response to Apocalyptic Losses of Control and Social Isolation

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...

Time Will Tell Interview with Michael P. Masters

Identified Flying Objects cautiously examines the premise that ‘UFOs’ and ‘Aliens’ are simply our distant human descendants, returning from the future to study us...

APA Member Interview: Brandon Ashby

Brandon Ashby is a philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in perception, imagination, and perceptual memory.  His other interests include moral psychology, medical ethics, and...

Inter-American Philosophy in Mexico: Report on the SAAP’s 47th Annual Conference

The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) had its 47th annual conference, holding it for the first time in Mexico, at the...

Empowering Philosophy

Below is the audio recording of Christia Mercer’s Presidential Address, given at the 2019-2020 Eastern Division Meeting. The talk is titled “Empowering Philosophy”, and...

On the Path: An Interview with Dr. Shannon Speed

As the plight of Indigenous peoples is also a Black issue in philosophy, not only because it should be a concern of everyone but...

Praxis in the U.S.-Mexico Border: Inside the El Paso Community College Philosophy Club

Philosophy has historically excluded the voices of women and people of color. The Philosophy Club of El Paso Community College (EPCC) is transforming this...

A Working-Class Philosopher in the Time 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...

APA Member Interview: Greyson Abid

Greyson Abid is a sixth year graduate student in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He mainly works in the...