Monthly Archives: April, 2022

Philosophy and the Mirror of Technology: Knowledge and Faith – Interview with Jacob Howland

The central question for this blog series has been the evolving relationship among science, philosophy, and faith.  I have previously made the case that...

(Everyday) Violence and Speechless Horror

A recent conference on the work and influence of Bat-Ami Bar On, memorialized by Dianna Taylor in this series, highlighted the reach of her...

Call for a New Public Philosophy Editor

The APA Blog is looking for a new Public Philosophy editor. The Public Philosophy beat reports on issues relevant to civil society and culture....

The Cruelty of the Adjunct System

This essay will be published in the forthcoming book Academic Ethics Today: Problems, Policies, and Prospects for University Life, ed. Steven M. Cahn (Rowman & Littlefield,...

Unnatural Bodies: Disability as Metaphysical Threat

When, in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, a group of eighteen German physicians who participated in the killing of more than fifty...

APA Member Interview: Brian Dirk Eckley

Brian Dirk Eckley is a Ph.D. student in philosophy at Purdue University, currently in his final semester (Spring 2022). His work uses Simone de...

Graduate Student Reflection Series: Cultivating Teaching Relations through Public Philosophy

During my studies, pursuing education beyond the classroom has been invaluable to experiencing and cultivating teaching relations in philosophy, opening me to the world...

2022 Lebowitz Prize Awarded to Philosophers Lafont and Guerrero

The American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK) are pleased to announce that Dr. Cristina Lafont, Harold H. and Virginia...

Toward Greater Neuroinclusion in Philosophy

Consider the following aspects of the academic experience in our philosophy departments. For example, consider some common pedagogical practices we as teachers may integrate...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Universe Within

The purpose of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is to disseminate information about new scholarship to the field, explore the motivations for authors’ projects,...

APA Member Interview: Guus Duindam

Guus Duindam is a Michigan Law graduate and a sixth-year Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan. His primary research interests are normative ethics,...