Monthly Archives: December, 2024

Introduction to Ethics, Steph Butera

Most students at the University of Memphis come from within the state, and most of those students come from high schools in the same...

Loneliness and Philosophy: On Loneliness and Obligation

Disclaimer: Huw Davies is an editor for the APA Blog. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily...

Donald Trump and The Specter of Kurt Gödel’s Contradiction

Some might wonder what if any relationship exists between the Austrian born mathematician, logician, and philosopher Kurt Gödel, best known for his contributions to...

The Ethics and Character of Creating Personhood

As artificial intelligence continues to develop, the list of ethical questions regarding its creation and use grows. This is as it should be. We...

Reflections on Culture in American Film

I have taught intercultural communication and film, both separately and together, for more than two decades in the US and Hong Kong. I have...

Don’t Worry, It Is Common In Black Women (Philosophers)

“Don’t worry, it is common in Black women.” This is the response I received when I was recently diagnosed with focal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD), a...

Democracy is Autonomy

Why Democracy? In a year of election ballots filled with questionable candidates, social media fights over which convention scored points for the best celebrity cameo,...

Relaunching Northern Michigan University’s Philosophy Club 

Philosophy, as a discipline, thrives on dialogue, debate, and the innovative exchange of ideas. However, for many students, their engagement with the subject can...

Are prudential reasons just moral reasons?

We have many reasons for acting. We have moral reasons to respect other people’s autonomy. We also have reasons stemming from our desires. For...

2018 Eastern Division Dewey Lecture: Philosophy, Feminism, and Care

Below is the audio recording of Virginia Held’s John Dewey Lecture, “Philosophy, Feminism, and Care,” given at the 2018 Eastern Division Meeting. The full...

Learning about Learning Transformed the Way I Teach

Introduction Being in academia, we are specially positioned to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students. How often does anyone get the...

Beyond Civility & Incivility

We have all heard the well-worn complaint that we live in a divided world. It is worse than that: we are divided over whether...

Writing in Philosophy, Sophie Horowitz

This course is part of the Junior Year Writing program at UMass Amherst. It was created to meet the needs of that program—it had...

Epistemic Solidarity and Deference: Necessities and Limitations

In her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris invoked one of the principles of solidarity when she encouraged Americans to continue fighting for the...

At the Cusp of a New Epoch

Back in 2005, Ray Kurzweil announced to the world that we humans were hurtling toward the technological Singularity and that, in the two generations...