Monthly Archives: May, 2021

Stoicism Isn’t and Never Was (Merely) a Rich White Man’s Philosophy

Stoicism seems to be the philosophical hobby horse of Silicon Valley and a whole host of life-hackers who otherwise wouldn’t be caught dead in...

Is There Room for Everyone’s Odd, Lost Life in Philosophy?

Something was bugging them, and it wasn't just Headgear (the 90s spellcheck-correction for "Heidegger" on Word). Why do we typically feel that the intellectual position of philosophers - and the work that embodies it - need not represent who they are?

APA Member Interview: Lok Chui Choo

Lok Chui Choo is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Nanyang Technological University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from...

Request for Proposals: APA Diversity Grant and Small Grants

The American Philosophical Association is now accepting proposals from APA members for 2021–2022 grant funding. These grant programs, which were suspended in 2020-2021 due...

Introducing Climate Ethics and a New Climate Principle

Many of us are acutely aware that climate change exacerbates injustice: those who will suffer disproportionately are those in global precarity who have contributed...

The Argument Clinic and Introduction to Philosophy

The following clip, known as “The Argument Clinic," is from the British TV show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1972). It depicts a man who visits a...

Uncertainty Can Be A Luxury: A Response to a Recent Issue of Race and Class at Smith College

Racism forces us to confront the limits of what we know about ourselves and others. The pockets of uncertainty into which it leads can...

Police, Privacy, and Searches

American police are on trial now. This goes beyond Officer Derek Chauvin, who was recently convicted for murdering George Floyd in May 2020, for...

APA announces Spring 2021 prize winners

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following seven prizes for the first half of 2021. APA prizes recognize many areas of...

APA Member Interview: Sian Charles-Harris

Sian Charles-Harris is a PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut.  Sian grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and is a former New York...

Lewd, Feeble, and Frail: Subverting Sexist Tropes to Gain Authority

I recently waded through a 700+ page volume on philosophical theology that seriously under-represents the historical contributions of women (and POC, and LBGT+ folx,...

Syllabus Showcase: Open Source Introduction to Philosophy, Karl Aho

Tarleton State University’s Introduction to Philosophy course is part of the Language, Philosophy, and Culture category of our core curriculum.  All sections of the...

The Care Exploitation of Essential Workers

COVID-19 has forced us to recognize that teachers, nurses, and countless other essential workers go above and beyond. We’ve witnessed the ways they take...

Genealogies of Philosophy: Mariëtte Willemsen

Mariëtte Willemsen moved from language games to compassion, from Nietzsche to Murdoch - a cycle in Amsterdam over forty years.

APA Member Interview: Dong-yong Choi

Dong-yong Choi is an ABD graduate student at the University of Kansas. His dissertation topic is on prudence. Besides this topic, he is also...