Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Republican Anarchism: Globalization, Domination and the Nation-State

There are two broad approaches to globalization and global justice in the philosophical literature, namely statism and cosmopolitanism. Statists take the nation-state and its...

Book Spotlight: Dreaming & Memory

Moshe Menasheof is a writer and philosopher born in Iran and living in Israel who studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel...

APA Member Interview: Harry Chalmers

Harry Chalmers received his Ph.D. from Brown University in 2019 and is currently a private tutor. He mainly works in metaethics and philosophy of...

We Are All Here Now

When I was growing up in the sixties and seventies, I heard slogans, such as “Don’t trust anyone over thirty,” “Kill your parents,” “Be...

Matthew Bennett Awarded the APA’s 2020 Journal of Value Inquiry Prize

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Bennett has been awarded the 2020 Journal of Value Inquiry Prize for his...

A Tribute to Karen Warren

When Karen Warren died last year, friends and colleagues agreed that we had lost a compassionate, bold, and radical scholar, an award-winning teacher, and...

What Makes a Course Effective?

One of the most difficult parts of college-level instruction is assessing the effectiveness of your teaching.  Many of the conventional methods for measuring student...

APA Graduate Student Council: Nominations deadline approaching

The APA is currently accepting nominations for two elected seats on the Graduate Student Council (GSC). All regular and associate members who are current...

Nathan Hauthaler Wins the 2021 Jean Hampton Prize

The APA is pleased to announce that Nathan Hauthaler (Stanford University) has been awarded the 2021 Jean Hampton Prize for his paper, “For No...

Does White Supremacy Explain Anything?

Stark racial inequality calls out for explanation and redress. When police brutalize and kill Black people, when pundits quarrel about racial gaps in opportunity...

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The Blog of the APA seeks to report on the world of philosophy and provide a platform for APA members. Because the field of...

Genealogies of Philosophy: Aaron Jaffe

In the face of social and political struggles, is philosophy inert? Aaron Jaffe discusses how philosophy can both explain oppressive realities and contribute to liberating us from them.

Christian List Awarded the 2020 Gittler Award

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce Christian List (LMU Munich) has been awarded the 2020 Joseph B. Gittler Award for his book,...

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò: 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...

Call for nominations: 2022 Danto/ASA Prize

The APA and the ASA invite nominations for the 2022 Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize. The Danto/ASA Prize will be awarded to a...