Monthly Archives: July, 2021

Marisa Diaz-Waian: Philosophy, like Love, Is For Everyone

Marisa Diaz-Waian runs a community-based learning program in outdoor Montana.

APA Member Interview: Thomas Colclough

Thomas Colclough is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests...

Why Relativism is the Worst Idea Ever

The philosopher Allan Bloom once lamented: ‘There is one thing a professor can be absolutely certain of: almost every student entering the university believes,...

You’re Wearing That? From School Dress Codes to Rape Culture

The email from my daughter’s elementary school principal arrived one spring afternoon.  It stated that effective immediately for all elementary school students (K-6th grade),...

John Oliver on Vaccines and the Fallacy of Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

John Oliver uses humor to show how the vaccine debate stems largely from a causal fallacy. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight discusses the sensitive topic...

Stephen Yablo: 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...

Stop Talking About Accommodations and Start Talking About Access

“Many of us who are disabled are not particularly likeable or popular in general or amid the abled. Ableism means that we--with our panic...

Syllabus Showcase: The Problem of the Negro as a Problem for Philosophy, Nicholas Whittaker

Editor's Note: This potentially controversial article title matches the syllabus title and, as explained by the author in the opening paragraph, is directly relevant...

Jean-Paul Sartre: Exalting Black Thought and Living Existentialism

For progressive readers, existential philosophy reaches its apogee when it serves as the theoretical foundation for progressive political commitments and engaged activism. Existential thought...

The Power of Concepts under Authoritarianism: The Life of Arendt’s Banality of Evil in Turkey

The racist killing of Georg Floyd in the Summer of 2020 created waves of protests not only in the U.S. but all over the...

Recently Published Book: A Face Drawn in Sand

Rey Chow is an acclaimed critical theorist and cultural critic who holds the position of Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at...

APA Member Interview: Ben Cook

Ben Cook is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at Syracuse University, with specializations in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. When he’s not doing...

The Case for Alternating In-Person and Virtual Conferences

In some countries such as the US, society is slowly beginning to return to a pre-pandemic normal. With a return to normal we can...

Obstetrics’ Security Blanket: The Case of Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Healthy Births

Following the #MeToo movement came the #violence_in_obstetrics movement, which started in 2018. In fact, the mistreatment of women in maternity wards is so widespread...

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Florida State University

The Florida State University Philosophy Club began in 2015 as the product of a few especially dedicated students who wanted to create a closer...