Yearly Archives: 2026

Jedda and the Racial Logic of Cinema’s Platonic Cave

Charles Chauvel’s Jedda (1955) holds an important place in the history of Australian cinema. Long considered a classic, it tells the tale of a...

The Politics and Ethics of Autocratic Elections

Why do many autocrats hold at least somewhat competitive elections? And how should democrats engage, if at all, in such elections? Assuming that the...

Asking What Philosophers are Asking: A Question-Focused Reading Strategy 

In this blog post, I describe a new assignment and reading strategy I am developing for upper-level classes. The pedagogy is a question-focused pedagogy...

2023 Eastern Division Presidential Address: Does Thought Require Sensory Grounding? From Pure Thinkers to Large Language Models

Below is the audio recording of David Chalmers’s presidential address, “Does Thought Require Sensory Grounding? From Pure Thinkers to Large Language Models,” given at...

Gig Work, Planning Agency, and the Relevance of Outside Options

Brightly clad delivery drivers, darting in and out of restaurants and traversing the city on bicycles, mopeds, or in cars, have become a persistent...

Meet the APA: Lauren Ashwell

Lauren Ashwell moved from her native New Zealand to the U.S. twenty-three years ago to do a Ph.D. at MIT. She now teaches at...

Dementia & Decision-Making: Why We Should Center Legacy in End-of-Life Care Planning

Dementia affects over 50 million people worldwide, and that number is only expected to increase as populations age and the average lifespan increases. At...

Becoming Hard: The Manosphere as Radicalization Conveyer Belt for the Neofascist Far Right

The rise of the “manosphere” online, bringing together “pickup artists” (PUAs), “incels” (involuntary celibates), “men going their own way” (MGTOWs), men’s rights activists (MRAs),...

APA Member Interview, Lucas Declavasio

Lucas DeClavasio is an MA student at the University of Guelph. He is in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence program and his research focuses...

APA announces spring 2026 prize winners

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following seven prizes for the first half of 2026. APA prizes recognize many areas of...

“Fake Philanthropy and Faux Anonymity”: An Introduction to Human Nature through Larry David

I use the following clip from the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode “The Anonymous Donor” (May 2007) to discuss psychological and ethical egoism, and the...

Building Online Community and Mutual Mentorship, Part 1: 5 Practical Tips to Revolutionize Your Work-in-Progress Groups 

The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a two-part mini-series titled "Building Online Community and Mutual Mentorship." This mini-series is co-authored by Cheryl Frazier...

QAnon, Crosswords, and Knowledge-Based Videogames: The Aesthetics of Inquiry

Some people think Hillary Clinton and other high-profile Democrats were part of a satanic cult drinking the blood of children at a Washington, D.C....

Between Traditions: Korean Philosophy and the Limits of Universality—Interview with Ph.D. Student Will Gilbert

The research of William Gilbert focuses on Korean Daoism, religious syncretism, and comparative philosophy—areas that remain underdeveloped even within the growing field of Korean...

A Reparative Approach to the Injustices of Displacement

The situations of refugees and displaced people cry out for moral repair. Uprooted by severe threats to their lives and liberty, they are forced...