Yearly Archives: 2021

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...

[insert state], Goddam: Black struggle, Black freedom, Black futures

Since Republican Senator Tim Scott’s remarks on Wed April 28 (following President Biden’s address to Congress) the question, “Is America a racist nation?” has...

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Middlesex County College

Giuseppe (on the left) and Anthony (on the right) recording a session of their podcast, For the Love of Sophia! Carrying Philosophical Discourse Beyond Academia “Doing...

Philosopher Michael Burroughs Awarded a Whiting Programs Fellowship

The Whiting Foundation has just announced that they will be awarding seven $50,000 Fellowships and five $10,000 Seed Grants to a vibrant cross-section of...

APA Member Interview: Kyoungmin (Kay) Cho

Kyoungmin (Kay) Cho is a Ph.D. student at UIC working on philosophy of action and ethics. He also has a strong interest in the...

Medical Sexism in Prescribing Birth Control

Practically everyone who is eligible to use birth control chooses to use it at some point in their life. And the availability of contraception...

Call for Nominations: 2021 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching

We are pleased to open nominations for the 2021 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, sponsored by the American Philosophical Association (APA), the American...

Empowering Student Learning (in Philosophy)

When I was a Philosophy student - first as an undergraduate major, and then as a Ph.D. student - it never occurred to me...

Reports from Abroad: An Interview with Dr. Anya Topolski on race and racism in Europe

Anya Topolski is an associate professor in ethics and political philosophy at the Radboud University Nijmegen.  She obtained her Ph.D. in Philosophy at the...

Enjoy a New Introductory Philosophy Textbook

As part of the Blog of the APA‘s partnership with Exact Editions, we are offering one new book in its entirety for readers to...

An Education that Works for Students: Paul Blaschko

Beginning from their perspective, design courses for students to live a good life. Now you've an accessible way into philosophy.

APA Member Interview: Bryan Chambliss

Bryan Chambliss is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Susquehanna University. He received his PhD from the University of Arizona, where he...

The Point is to Change the World

“The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways,” he famously said. “The point, however, is to change it.” Karl Marx penned these...