Yearly Archives: 2024

What Am I ‘Really’ Doing While Teaching Philosophy

In my first year of teaching, a thought-provoking story prompted me to reflect on the profound meaning and value of my work as a...

Meet the APA: Devin Brymer

Devin Brymer is the APA’s Program Assistant. He graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy with a Minor...

UNDRIP’s Limits on Corrective Reforms to the Basic Structure

§1 Introduction The United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is intended to provide “a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival,...

Women in Philosophy Behaving Badly? Or Madly?

*The term “Mad” is a contentious identifier. I use Mad as a form of resistance but not all diagnosed persons are on board. The...

Metaphysics, Colin C. Smith

The syllabus for Metaphysics is the result of my aim to put the “classical” subjects in contemporary metaphysics like personhood, mind, and the potentiality-actuality...

Coded Displacement

During her graduate studies, black computer scientist Joy Buolamwini developed Aspire Mirror, an AI system that recognizes and reworks the user’s facial image with...

Philosophy Beyond the Classroom

Introduction In this blog post, I share my experiences as an undergraduate student navigating the daunting world of philosophy, from the exhilarating experience of presenting...

Jeezy’s Lessons from Adversity

Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins—father, rapper, urban philosopher, and entrepreneur—was born on September 28, 1977, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was introduced to the street life...

International Women’s Day Profile: María Jesús Alvarado Rivera

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...

International Women’s Day Profile: Cristina Peri Rossi

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...

New Conference: The Lyceum Project

This month we reintroduce a friend of the APA Blog, John Tasioulas. John is the director of the Institute for Ethics in AI and has contributed several...

What Does It Mean To Depend On Someone?

Acknowledging dependence Let’s say I’m traveling out of town this weekend. This might, in some sense, reflect my independence, but my solo trip is layered...

Data Ethics, Zina B. Ward

Data Ethics is a required course in Florida State University’s Interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Program (IDS). The IDS program was brand new when I...

Graduate Student Interview: Stewart Huang

Stewart Huang is a grad student at Brandeis, specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of religion. In this interview, he discusses his thoughts on the...

Subversive Epistemic Practices in the Face of Sexual Violence

The walls of individual stalls in public bathrooms can offer some interesting reading material. As a cisgender woman, I can only speak to what...