Monthly Archives: May, 2023

American Women Philosophers in the Speculative Tradition: Beyond Analytic and Continental Philosophy

Dozens of women from the speculative philosophical tradition worked in American academia during the first half of the twentieth century and yet have been...

Can Liberal Arts Education Meet the Climate Crisis? One Approach

In her last series post, Katherine speaks to Ana and Justin, co-founders of a place-based liberal arts institute working to equip students to live well in an age of climate change.

APA Member Interview: Ahmed Abohamad

Ahmed Abohamad is a Ph.D. student in the Philosophy Department at the University of Connecticut. He obtained a B.A. in Biological Sciences and Philosophy,...

Man-Made Horrors Beyond My Comprehension: Men and the Phenomenology of Misogyny

Author’s Note: The following discourse will concern misogyny as it pertains to men and women. It is worth observing, however, the pertinence of nonbinary...

Linguistic Justice and Neoliberalism in Academia

Academia in English-speaking countries has gradually become more and more international, regularly recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from abroad. This has led to...

Does techno-scientific orientation mean abandoning philosophy as a normative project?

It is pertinent to examine the perspective of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and its implications to enhance the understanding of technological development. By...

Meet the APA: Melissa Smallbrook

Melissa Smallbrook is the APA’s Meeting Coordinator for the three annual divisional meetings. What do you do at the APA? As the Meeting Coordinator, I work...

The Trials and Triumphs of a Single Parent in Grad School

Completing a doctoral program is sufficiently difficult on its own. Now add to that parental responsibilities for a newborn child. But if that’s not...

APA Member Interview: Logan Daly

Logan Daly is a graduate student at West Chester University and is pursuing his M.A. in philosophy. His academic work focuses on synthesizing Christianity...

APA announces Spring 2023 prize winners

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following ten prizes for the first half of 2023. APA prizes recognize many areas of...

Teaching Philosophy Outside

In Fall 2020, at the height of the pandemic, I was required to teach in person. Although quite uncomfortable, I improvised. On my first day...

Interview with New Associate Editor of the Women in Philosophy Series

The Women in Philosophy series at the APA blog would like to thank Adriel Trott for serving as Editor of the series from 2018...

Putting the Community back into Philosophy

Academic philosophers use the term public philosophy to mean making ivory-tower discourse available to a public audience. When a philosopher’s talk is open to...

Syllabus Showcase: Foundations of Educational Research, Michael Skyer

A graduate student approaches me, signing in ASL, “Dr. Skyer… can we have a meeting? I have something to ask you.” This question used...

The Trolley Problem Without a Trolley

When you present students with the trolley problem, they may respond that the various scenarios are implausible. After all, who has ever been in...