Yearly Archives: 2023

APA Member Interview: Eli Benjamin

Eli Benjamin is a PhD student at Temple University. He is interested in practical reasoning, agency, personal autonomy, sexual consent, and Kant's practical philosophy....

The Bravery Paradox: Society and Hidden Disabilities

Johnny Pelham, a British comedian who, in his own words, has “a bit of a messed-up body. Nothing too bad. Cleft lip, webbed toes,...

Syllabus Showcase: Bioethics

I teach Bioethics at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. I have been teaching this course for about 6 years. Marist College has offered this course for...

Oklahoma Philosophy Day

In spring 2023, we hosted the first-annual Oklahoma Philosophy Day at the University of Central Oklahoma. The event was more than just a conference,...

Abolitionist Pedagogy in Introductory Philosophy Courses

To continue the ongoing struggle of transforming higher education beyond merely reproducing the world as it stands, I here outline my rationale and process...

The Crisis of Policing in a Neoliberal Era

On July 9, 2021, outside her home in Salem, Oregon, Misty Castillo called 911. Inside was her mentally ill son, Arcadio Castillo, who was...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Choose Your Bearing

Benjamin P. Davis is a postdoctoral fellow in African American Studies at Saint LouisUniversity. His recent book Choose Your Bearing: Édouard Glissant, Human Rights...

The Great Betrayal: why the Internet became an autocracy and how it may yet free itself

This post includes excerpts from Vili Lehdonvirta’s book Cloud Empires: How Digital Platforms Are Overtaking the State and How We Can Regain Control (MIT Press).                                                                 *** The Internet...

Trans Needs Now

As states move to restrict or ban access to gender-affirming care, a moral panic about trans people envelops the public sphere, and youth and...

Exit Interview with Kathryn Sophia Belle

This interview is part of a series of conversations I will have with Kathryn Sophia Belle over the coming months. The discussions will consider...

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: The University of Washington

Our philosophy club, The Philosophy Society at the University of Washington, formally began in 2018 under the leadership of Jason Lim, who was president...

Reports from Abroad: Dr. Rafal Banka

This series questions and complicates what ‘reporting from abroad’ can mean in a globalized world that faces interconnected and local crises alongside forces grappling...

Tribute to a Teacher

Tributes to a colleague most often appear posthumously. Typically, they emphasize the individual’s publications, departmental contributions, or influence on doctoral advisees. Rarely mentioned, however,...

The Philosopher of the Titanic

“In the haste of daily journalism, a lot can happen that’s directed at the reader's jaded senses.”                ...

The Scholar’s Vocation

Summer becomes fall, bringing with it preparations for the upcoming academic year; recent high-school graduates look forward to their next step, professors craft syllabi,...