Monthly Archives: July, 2026

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Public Philosophy

On Pacifism

Martina Valković -
Pacifists think that violence is never the answer. That’s a pretty extreme view. However, in our world, many more people, including the most powerful,...
Research

Cicero’s New Leadership and the Question of Good Leadership: How Virtue Ethics is Changing Leadership Studies

Michael Crawford -
What matters most in leadership? The question has invigorated thinkers from the origins of philosophy—think Plato’s philosopher-kings, Xenophon’s Cyrus, or Mengzi’s enlightened rulers—to today’s...
APA

2023 Central Division Dewey Lecture: Dilige et quod vis fac

Erin Shepherd -
Below is the audio recording of Eleonore Stump’s John Dewey Lecture, “Dilige et quod vis fac,” given at the 2023 Central Division Meeting. The...
Public Philosophy

Conversation and Context in an Online World

Martina Valković -
Communicating online can be thrilling. We can interact instantly with people anywhere in the world. We can find and consult with experts on any...
Recently Published Book Spotlight

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

Richard B. Gibson -
Anthony Gottlieb studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge and was Executive Editor of The Economist from 1997 to 2006. A former fellow of...
APA

APA Member Interview, Sara De Leonardis

Jessica Castellani -
Sara De Leonardis is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at Cornell University, where she is writing a dissertation on perception and cognition in Plato’s...
Public Philosophy

Should Vegan Advocacy Meet People Where They Are?

Martina Valković -
When we aim to justify veganism, a crucial question is how to frame the arguments. A widespread and intuitively compelling strategy is to adjust...
Diversity and Inclusiveness

A Change in Title: From “Women in Philosophy” to “Gender, Sexuality, and Women in Philosophy”

Elisabeth Paquette -
As Sara Ahmed reminds us, a name can be a wall, a name can be a door. The names we use for public platforms...
AI and Teaching

‘When Life Gives You LLMs’ – a teaching recipe for limiting the impacts of AI

William Fraker -
The way I teach my classes has changed more in the past three years than in my entire prior career. This change was forced...
Teaching

From a Polish Soccer Field to Philosophy: The Story Behind the Inference Studios Tournament

Smrutipriya Pattnaik -
In the summer of 2024, I played professional youth soccer for Ursus Warszawa in Poland, and I was racially abused by 200 supporters who...
Public Philosophy

Free to Speak, Not to Listen: Freedom of Expression in the Age of AI Chatbots

Martina Valković -
Can you lose your free speech even when you are not prevented from saying anything? To answer this question, let us consider two ways in...
Bioethics

Does Claude Need Review Board Protection?

Richard B. Gibson -
Review boards protect both humans and animals when we use them in research: humans by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), animals by the Institutional...
Public Philosophy

A Bridge, a Door and the Landscape Closer By

Martina Valković -
Standing atop a skyscraper, gazing out over the sea of buildings below, we may be tempted to call what lays before us an “urban...
Teaching

AI Pedagogies of Contra-Technological Resistance

Gregory Convertito -
Societies carry existing violences and discriminations into the technological apparatuses they produce. Never mind how we use those machines, we are complicit. In this...
Syllabus Showcase

Writing and Reading Philosophy, Iaan Reynolds

Cara Greene -
The syllabus here is from my second time teaching “Writing and Reading Philosophy” (PHIL 2400) this past spring at Utah Valley University. At a...