Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Report Springschool “Moral Theory and Real Life”

There were already many reasons to like spring: flowers blossoming, the rebirth of nature, and the approaching warmth of summer. But this spring another...

The War on Wokeness

Opponents of “woke capitalism” want to make “woke” a four-letter word. Yet, at least one philosopher, Stanley Cavell, who spent much of his career...

APA Member Interview: Eddy Keming Chen

Eddy Keming Chen is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He works on philosophy of physics, philosophy of...

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University’s Philosophy Club is in its nineteenth year. Traditionally the club meets once per week, though this has varied over time, and...

Technologies of Incarceration, COVID-19, and the Racial Politics of Death

In the first few weeks of a nationwide shutdown spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, former Attorney General William P. Barr issued a memorandum to...

Diversity and Equity in Recruitment & Retention

How philosophers hire, tenure, and promote faculty in the U.S. likely contributes to philosophy’s low overall demographic diversity. For example, a recent study shows...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Measuring the Immeasurable Mind

Matthew Owen teaches philosophy at Yakima Valley College in Washington State. He talked with Heidi Schmidt about his new book Measuring the Immeasurable Mind: Where...

APA Member Interview: Danielle Clevenger

Danielle Clevenger is pursuing her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is passionate about the transformative power of philosophy, especially as it relates...

Jumping to conclusions? The hidden shortcuts in “he-said–she-said” and “sexual harassment”

Susan and Richard work together at a law firm. One day when they’re alone in the conference room, Richard makes a vulgar sexual overture....

Graduate Student Reflection Series: A Call for Feedback on Rejected Grad School Applications

The Graduate Student Reflection Series invites current students to share reflections on their experience in a philosophy graduate program. Reflections should focus on a...

Transnational Capitalism and Feudal Privilege: Open Borders as a Tool for Non-Domination

Joseph Carens famously described the current system of divided and highly unequal citizenships as a modern form of feudal privilege. This system, he claimed,...