Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Book Spotlight: Ask a Philosopher

Ian Olasov is a doctoral candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center and the founder of Brooklyn Public Philosophers, a philosophy event series for a...

Call for applications to be an APA nominee for the Whiting Public Engagement Programs

The Whiting Foundation has invited the APA to nominate up to four early career, full- or part-time faculty for the 2022–2023 Whiting Public Engagement...

APA Member Interview: George Borg

George Borg is a historian and philosopher of science and an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh. He works on philosophical and metahistorical issues...

UCL’s Jeffrey Howard Wins the 2021 Fred Berger Memorial Prize

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Howard (University College London) has been awarded the 2021 Fred Berger Memorial Prize...

G.I. JANE: For Feminists, Language is Half the Battle

Discussions of feminism and its practical social and political goals often take on a military language and framework: feminists say that we need to...

Teaching and Learning Video Series

Index of posts from the Teaching and Learning Video Series

C. Thi Nguyen Awarded the 2020 Article Prize

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah) has been awarded the 2020 Article Prize for...

Solidarity, Not Charity: Mutual Aid’s An-archic History

Cover image: Molly Costello Although mutual aid has long been practiced by community organizers and activists, it gained prominence in U.S. media over the last...

Changing our Institutions: PfS

Rebecca Millsop & Eugene Chislenko founded Philosophers for Sustainability in order to change the profession. With 150 members in 17 countries in its first two years, PfS is going strong.

APA Member Interview: Spencer Case

Spencer Case is an international research fellow at Wuhan University in China. He finished his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2018....

The P4C/Aggie School of Athens Philosophy Summer Camp for Teens Wins the 2020 APA/PDC Prize for Excellence and Innovation

The Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs has been jointly sponsored by the APA and the PDC since 1999. It recognizes philosophy...

Enjoy a book about Moral Philosophy

As part of the Blog of the APA‘s partnership with Exact Editions, we are offering one new book by Broadview Press in its entirety...

A Coup by Any Other Name: Reflections on Democracy, Defense, and White Supremacy

1:40 PM CST. I am writing this on January 6, 2021, the day of the Electoral College vote certification, while watching ABC News through...

Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy of Science, W. John Koolage

I teach an upper level General Philosophy of Science course every other year. My institution is a mid-sized R2 that primarily serves the local,...

APA Graduate Student Council: Appointments and Elections

The American Philosophical Association has made four new appointments to the Graduate Student Council (GSC). Congratulations to the new appointees, who will begin their...