Monthly Archives: January, 2025

APA Member Interview: Derek Estes

Derek Estes teaches philosophy and theology in Pepperdine University’s Religion and Philosophy Division. He is also in his final year at Saint Louis University...

Omelas Escape Room: Energizing the Classroom , Kathryn Petrozzo

Introducing foundational ethical theories can be a dreaded task for instructors; thwarting off cultural relativism and fielding questions such as “Yeah, but does this...

The 49th Parallel: Canadian Philosophy and American Imperialism

In the weeks leading up to his second inauguration as U.S. President, Donald Trump began talking about “annexing” several countries, including Panama, Greenland, and...

Loneliness and Human Nature

John Dewey, in his 1938 essay, “Does Human Nature Change?”, answered in a way consistent with his presupposition of Darwin’s theory of evolution, i.e....

Most Workplace Dress Codes are Immoral

As a college student, I worked at an amusement park for a couple of summers. Part of my job was to check that employees...

Some Thoughts on the Work of Africana Philosopher Mukasa Mubirumusoke

I offer here some thoughts on the work of the young Africana philosopher Mukasa Mubirumusoke. His writings include his monograph Black Hospitality: A Theoretical...

Contexts and Contest: Propositional (i.e., Sentential) Logic as a Method of Asking Narrow & Focused Questions

At the start of every term, I always tell students that my aim is to have them leave class with more questions than answers....

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Moral Articulation

Matthew Congdon is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on ethics, social philosophy, and aesthetics. He is the author...

Living in Constitutional Moments

Legal theorist Richard Sherwin discusses the emotional and axiological excess underneath the passion to change constitutions.

Reconsidering how we think about sexual violence

Over the last decade, philosophers have paid significant attention to the topic of sexual violence. Much of this work is socially engaged, building theory...

Identity and Memoir, Jarrad A. Felgenhauer

I taught this class, Identity and Memoir, in the spring of 2023 as a section of the Philosophy of the Human Person course at...

2018 Central Division Dewey Lecture: Five Decades of Philosophy

Below is the audio recording of Robert Audi’s John Dewey Lecture, “Five Decades of Philosophy,” given at the 2018 Central Division Meeting. The full...

APA Member Interview: Robert Engelman

Robert Engelman is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research interests are in social and political philosophy, 19th and 20th century...

The Increasing Global Biosecurity Threat: Room for Philosophical Input

According to the World Health Organization, the global biosecurity threat is increasing. One reason is that genetic editing and synthesis technologies are advancing and...

No Les Digas Que Eres Pobre!!! (“Don’t tell them you are poor”)

"Ya te dije! Y más te vale que no les digas que eres pobre!!!" Those were my mom’s last words as I left for...