Yearly Archives: 2020

2020
Research

Scientism Schmientism! Why There Are No Other Ways of Knowing Apart from Science (Broadly Construed)

Heidi Schmidt -
What do we talk about when we talk about scientism? Most people who have heard of the term believe it’s something bad, an epistemic...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

How (Not) to Think About Anti-Feminist Women

Julinna Oxley -
The woman hangs on, not with the delicacy of a clinging vine, but with a tenacity incredible in its intensity, to the very...
Teaching

Syllabus Showcase: Methods and Cases in Social Ethics, Mark Coppenger

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Methods and Cases in Social Ethics is an SBTS doctoral seminar I inherited, but one I happily embraced, having written a good deal in...
Blog Announcements

Call for a New Public Philosophy Editor

APA Blog -
The APA Blog is looking for a new Public Philosophy editor. The Public Philosophy beat reports on issues relevant to civil society and culture....
Black Issues in Philosophy

A Reflection on Loss

Heidi Schmidt -
The Jewish High Holidays (or High Holy Days) were just celebrated. In the midst of it, on Erev Yom Kippur (eve of the Day...
Research

Enjoy New Books on Implicit Bias and Phenomenology

APA Blog -
As part of the Blog of the APA's partnership with Exact Editions, we are offering two new books in their entirety for readers to...
Research

Time Will Tell: An Interview with Thomas Nail

Nathan Eckstrand -
Thomas Nail is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver. He is the author of seven books; his most recent is...
Member Interviews

APA Member Interview: Lucas Battich

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Lucas Battich is a PhD candidate in philosophy and cognitive science at the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences and the Faculty of Philosophy, Ludwig...
Research

Cerebral Organoids: Conscious Subjects or Zombies?

Heidi Schmidt -
In 2011, at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna a postdoctoral researcher, Madeline Lancaster, inadvertently brought about the production of a brain organoid...
APA

Some Good News, Some Bad News in the APA’s State of the Profession Report

APA Communications -
We were recently provided with a report from the APA that recounts work by Debra Nails and John Davenport to collect, organize, and analyze...
Syllabus Showcase

Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy for Children, Alex Sager

Matt Deaton -
We’re sitting in a circle on the floor with a group of elementary Montessori students, waiting for the cello concert to start. Ara, who...
Issues in Philosophy

Consider the Presidential Management Fellowship

David V. Johnson -
In the fall of 2016, I was facing very insecure job prospects. I was on the final year of a post-doc position at Fordham...
Recently Published Book Spotlight

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Confronting Orientalism, A Self-Study of Educating Through Hindu Dance

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is about Dr. Sabrina D. MisirHiralall’s text Confronting Orientalism: A Self-Study of Educating Through Hindu Dance.  MisirHiralall is...
Member Interviews

APA Member Interview: Dylan Bailey

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall -
Dylan Bailey is a PhD candidate at Fordham University. His research is centered in 19th-20th century continental philosophy, particularly as it intersects with ancient...
Research

The Legacy of Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics

Heidi Schmidt -
The general attitude towards Arthur Schopenhauer’s metaphysics is rather fiercely critical and at times even tendentious. It seems that the figure of Schopenhauer as...
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