Making critical thinking fun
In a recent review paper, Alan Bensley concludes that “people who endorse unsubstantiated claims less tend to show better critical thinking...
I have been thinking for a while about the mathematics used to formulate our physical theories, especially the similarities and differences among different mathematical...
In 2023, shortly before his death, Klee Benally published No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred, a book of emancipatory thought...
1. Introduction
Why teach philosophy in wartime Ukraine? It’s a fair question. It’s a necessary question. Given the variety and gravity of Ukraine’s urgent needs,...
A recent issue of Aeon featured an article entitled “The Missing Conversation,” with the subtitle, “To the detriment of the public, scientists and historians don’t engage...
Julia Jorati currently chairs the APA Committee on Inclusiveness in the Profession and is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She...
Classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin and LSD, are currently being studied for their potential therapeutic impact—primarily in conjunction with some form of psychotherapy—on a...
The header image for my Feminist Philosophy syllabus is collaged from two paintings by Mexican painter Diego Rivera. The first, Man at the Crossroads,...
Introduction
To draw upon different strands of history for the purpose of creating, strengthening, or re-imagining a national narrative is not in itself problematic and,...
After completing my undergraduate thesis, I applied to four PhD programs at top US universities. I received blanket rejections. In hindsight, it was a...
The Philosophy Teaching Library is a new teaching resource created by Wes Siscoe and Paul Blaschko. The Library is a collection of introductory primary...
This post is part of a new series exploring philosophical perspectives on loneliness. If you are interested in contributing to this series, please submit...
