Yearly Archives: 2026

APA Member Interview, Edward Delia

Edward DeLia is a philosopher and social scientist who holds graduate degrees from both Hofstra and Fordham Universities. He believes great writing must inspire...

APA Member Interview, Jessica Castellani

Jessica Castellani is a philosophy adjunct professor who will be teaching Ethics at Owen's Community College this fall. She gained her Master of Arts...

Power Corrupts: Why Parenting Can Be Bad for Us

Could it be bad for us to become parents? Of course, we might say; yes, if it turns out we made a mistake in...

Navel Gazing Lawyers and Philosopher-Judges: A Tale of (At Least Two) Personhoods  

The left side of Damien Hirst's statue, Verity, from Ilfracombe harbour arm.

To Talk, to Think, to Ask: Biology in Philosophy

What is the point of philosophy of biology? This is the question that continued to come up as I thought, scribbled, and erased while...

Harmful Ignorance

“We haven’t got closure, we haven’t been able to mourn properly, close that chapter and live our lives in memory of Dad and build...

Death and Taxes: The Philosophy of Procrastination

The Microsoft Word cursor blinks, waiting for the next input to be typed, in vain. However, no letter, no space appears on the digital...

On Pacifism

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,...

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

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...

2023 Central Division Dewey Lecture: Dilige et quod vis fac

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...

Conversation and Context in an Online World

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: Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

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 Member Interview, Sara De Leonardis

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...

Should Vegan Advocacy Meet People Where They Are?

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

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

As Sara Ahmed reminds us, a name can be a wall, a name can be a door. The names we use for public platforms...