Monthly Archives: February, 2024

Lies, Fiction, and the Post Office

Early January in the UK witnessed an extraordinary outpouring of public outrage. In four parts, shown on successive nights, a TV drama documented prosecutions...

“Rustin” (2023) and Queer Interracial Relationships of Iconic Black Men

I remain fascinated at how often white gay men have fueled Black political life. This is on full display in a recent blink-and-miss film...

Meet the APA: Mark van Roojen

Mark van Roojen is a professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He publishes mainly in ethics and metaethics but has reasonably broad...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Philosophical Conversations

For more than 20 years, Kristof Van Rossem has worked as an independent trainer in Socratic dialogue in various organizations from businesses to schools,...

How Not to Latinify Philosophy

The man in charge of getting me ready for my first round of job interviews asked me to define “The Epoché.” He watched disgustedly...

Philosophy of Economics, Patricia Marino

Philosophy of economics is a topic I became interested in during the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. A lot of my post-PhD research...

Reducing Time to Degree in Philosophy Doctoral Programs

Doctoral programs in philosophy, and in the humanities in general, have several structural issues: high attrition rates; inadequate university teaching opportunities relative to the...

Treading Water, or Self-Care and Success as a Graduate Student

'caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.' Audre Lorde As I near the end of...

Diversity Statements are Discriminatory and a Waste of Time

You’re looking for a job. You hear there’s an opening at the local Caregivers Incorporated, a company that serves disabled people. This would be...

Why Care About Fair Legal Procedures?

It appears uncontroversial that having proper legal procedures is integral to the legitimacy of any judicial system and that the nature of these procedures...

Undergraduate Philosophy Club: The University of North Alabama

The Philosophy Club at the University of North Alabama began meeting in Spring 2016. Prior to the pandemic, the club’s regular membership consisted of...

Lessons in Love from Nonmonogamy

This post was first published as an APA Blog Substack newsletter. Each month, our editors send a newsletter bringing original insights and reflections on...

Colonial heritage or philosophical source? Update on the heritage of Bantu Philosophy

A Review Article of Beyond Bantu Philosophy. Contextualizing Placide Tempels’ Initiative in African Thought (Dokman and Cornelli eds.) and La Philosophie bantoue du Père...

May We Execute Even the Worst Murderers?

On October 27, 2018, the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was hosting Shabbat services when Robert Bowers entered the building and opened fire....

APA Member Interview: Sophia Whicher

Sophia Whicher just completed her MA in Philosophy at the University of Toronto. She is interested in the philosophy of love and personal relationships,...