Monthly Archives: November, 2024

Asking Humanly Historical Questions in Philosophy Classrooms

My students were mad the day I told them they’d have to debate the merits of The Origin of Species. Obviously, they told me,...

BMI Restrictions & Reproductive Justice in the “Ozempic Baby” Era

* Content note: Please note that this article addresses sensitive topics related to body mass index (BMI), weight stigma, infertility, and mental health. BMI...

APA Member Interview: Yanrui Chong

Yanrui Chong is a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy at Seoul National University. Originally from China, he has been studying abroad in...

Would our lives be more meaningful if the universe had a purpose

History was once commonly understood to be a tale of progress. The idea received its best known, if not most easily understood, expression in...

On the Several Shapes of Loneliness

Loneliness is gaining increasing attention both as a subject of scientific investigation and as a social problem. In part, this is motivated by an...

Sexism, Inattention, and Moral Responsibility

Consider an all-too-familiar scene. John and Martha are visiting Barry—their adult son—and his family for a holiday. After a delicious dinner he played no...

Cavell and the Grammar of Politics

Stanley Cavell’s writings on skepticism in The Claim of Reason offer a lens through which to interpret the surprising connections between language and politics....

Hyperspecialization and All-You-Can-Eat Philosophy

In our youth, we often find ourselves being asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I think, for those of...

2017 Pacific Division Dewey Lecture: From the Ground Up: Philosophy and Archaeology

Below is the audio recording of Alison Wylie’s John Dewey Lecture, “From the Ground Up: Philosophy and Archaeology,” given at the 2017 Pacific Division...

Tyla, Coloureds, Color, and Culture: Part I

South African singer and Grammy Award winner, Tyla Laura Seethal is under the spotlight of an uncharitable debate about her “Coloured” identity, which is...

Can Philosophy Help to Articulate Fair Principles for Low-Income Housing?

The need for more “low-income” housing—a now-standard label—in many parts of the United States has become a major issue during the 2024 presidential campaign,...

Sexual Ethics, Andréa Daventry

As an undergraduate, I took an applied ethics course that included Lois Pineau’s paper, “Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis.” Pineau discusses our society’s conception...

Performative Blame Avoidance

Higher education institutions are increasingly prominent sites for civic engagement. Just within the last year, dozens of student encampments have sprung across North America...

Remarks Upon Receiving the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award

Note from the editors: These remarks were composed by Dr. Marcos in Spanish and delivered at the awards ceremony of the Caribbean Philosophical Association’s...

Notes for a phenomenology of heartbreak

This post was originally published on Filosofía en la Red. It has been translated as part of the APA Blog’s ongoing collaboration with Filosofía...