Monthly Archives: July, 2023

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Images of the Present Time

Kenneth Reinhard is Research Professor of Comparative Literature and English at UCLA and a longtime translator of the work of the French philosopher Alain...

APA Member Interview: Juan Carlos Mora

Juan Carlos Mora is a graduate student in the Philosophy Department at George Washington University, pursuing an M.A. in Philosophy and Social Policy. He...

Not all Films are Fiction Films

What is actually going on in the cinema is that you are sitting in a comfortable chair, in a darkened room? Let’s say you...

Gender Dysphoria and Why Wanting is Enough

Earlier this year the British Medical Journal tweeted asking why there has been no “constructive dialogue” about gender dysphoria. Abigail Thorn, a well-known trans...

The Importance of Professor Reflections on Teaching

I’m excited to start as the new Series Editor for the Professor Reflection Series for The Blog of the APA. The series serves as...

Why we can’t resolve the scientific realism debate—and why we should believe in science anyway

Philosophical works about scientific realism often point to public trust in science as a key motivating consideration. The intuitive idea is that if we...

Cultivation Requirements: Teaching Virtue Ethics for Whole-Child Education

This post was first published on plato-philosophy.org and is reprinted here with permission.  I teach ethics and leadership in the Department of Leadership Education at...

Meet the APA: Richard Bett

Richard Bett is Professor of Philosophy, with a secondary appointment in Classics, at Johns Hopkins University, where he has worked since 1991. His scholarly...

Finding Meaning in Moving: My Experiences as an Aussie Grad Student

Whether I would pursue graduate education was never a question for me, it was always more of a question of what subject I would...

APA Member Interview: Yanrui Chong

Yanrui Chong was born in Jining, China, the hometown of Confucius. He is studying abroad at Seoul National University and is pursuing his M.A....

Philosophers at the CIA? An Insider’s Account

Congratulations! You’ve finally completed the requirements for the PhD, including dissertation and oral defense, and graduation is only a few weeks away. Your folks will...

Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy of Sex and Love, Matthew Watts

I find myself preoccupied with the question of how to reach non-philosophy majors in a way that meets them where they are and confronts...

Leading the Newest Wave of Feminism: An Interview with Author and Activist Cinzia Arruzza

With abortion rights under attack in the United States, activists all around the world are concerned about women’s bodily autonomy and social progress. The...

Syllabus Showcase: Engineering Ethics, Vanessa A. Bentley

Since I started my current position in Fall 2020, I’ve been teaching Engineering Ethics every fall. The Engineering Ethics course satisfies a general education...

APA Member Interview: Kayla Bohannon

Kayla Bohannon will be Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Alabama beginning in Fall 2023. Her primary research interests are in...