January, 2021 | Blog of the APA

Caring for Democracy

APA Blog - January 8, 2021

The events at the US Capitol building in January 2021 remind us that democracy must be carefully cultivated. It is easy for violence, power,...

Member Interviews

APA Member Interview: Michael Bruckner

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall - January 8, 2021

Photo credit: Meryem Keskin Michael Bruckner is pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, holding a B.A. from the University of Vienna...

APA

APA announces winter 2020 prize winners and the establishment of a new prize

APA Communications - January 6, 2021

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following 15 prizes for the second half of 2020. APA prizes recognize many areas of...

Teaching

Indiana University: How to Form a Lasting Undergraduate Philosophy Club

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall - January 6, 2021

Forming and maintaining a healthy, lasting philosophy club requires a lot of hard work. I remember that when I was an undergraduate at SMU, our...

Research

Enjoy a book about the Vienna Circle

APA Blog - January 4, 2021

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

Public Philosophy

On Hiding Faces

Michaela Maxwell - January 4, 2021

3D scanner depiction of a masked face by the artist Lukas Einsele (2020) (permission granted by artist) Faces are hidden for many reasons. We hide...