2019 Eastern Division Dewey Lecture: Reflections of a Dinosaur
Below is the audio recording of Cora Diamond’s John Dewey Lecture, “Reflections of a Dinosaur,” given at the 2019 Eastern Division Meeting. The full...
Ten Years at the Pacific Division
Ten years ago, as I prepared to take over as Secretary-Treasurer (ST) of the Pacific Division, my predecessor, Dom Lopes, gave me some advice....
2019 Eastern Division Presidential Address: The Philosophy of Privacy and Digital Life
Below is the audio recording of Anita L. Allen’s presidential address, “The Philosophy of Privacy and Digital Life,” given at the 2019 Eastern Division...
The Birth of a Journal
The idea that the APA should have a journal had been around for some time, but it came to fruition in 2012, when the...
2018 Pacific Division Dewey Lecture: Finding Philosophy
Below is the audio recording of Gary Watson’s John Dewey Lecture, “Finding Philosophy,” given at the 2018 Pacific Division Meeting. The full text is...
Reflecting on 50 Years of the APA at the University of Delaware
Among the several milestone anniversaries the APA is celebrating between 2024 and 2027, the one perhaps least known but, in my view, among the...
Hamilton’s Folly: The U.S President’s Pardoning Power and Questions of Forgiveness
“The benign prerogative of pardoning”
At the birth of the United States, Alexander Hamilton argued in Federalist 74 that “Humanity and good policy conspire to...
2018 Pacific Division Presidential Address: “On the Idea of ‘No Self’”
Below is the audio recording of Kwong-loi Shun’s presidential address, “On the Idea of 'No Self',” given at the 2018 Pacific Division Meeting. The...
The APA Now and Then
I have been in APA administration for 25 years. In January of 2000, I began an 18–month term as acting executive director. Shortly after...
Philosophy Goes Digital: Inside the APA’s Virtual Meeting Experiment
This February, the APA is embarking on an experiment, and we need your help.
In response to a petition, backed up by a survey of...