(Un)Fairness in AI: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis

Racial, Gender, and Intersectional Biases in AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now an integral part of society. It is used to make high-stakes decisions, such...
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Reading Kierkegaard’s Absent Women

Misogynistic or traditionalist views of women lurk in the background of many a philosopher in the Western tradition. For Søren Kierkegaard, a blend of...
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Why Teach About Race in Modern Philosophy

“The best idea that may occur to those who try to acquire genuine knowledge, if they were educated according to traditional methods, is to...
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Intimacy, Illness, and Forced Gestation

Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic illness. The past few months have been a whirlwind of surgeries, IVs, MRIs, and medications....
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How to Teach About Race in Modern Philosophy

This post is part of a two-part series on including race in early modern philosophy curricula. This first part introduces ways to incorporate discussions...
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In Praise of Experimental Workshops

The following is a two-part post in which Lauren Guilmette and Ada Jaarsma reflect on their experiences with the Image-Text and Experimental Writing Workshop...
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Doing Public Philosophy

(This post is informed by the collective conceptual labor that led to the analysis in a co-written book chapter with Melissa D. Gruver in...
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Roe, Abortion, and the Right to Ourselves

When I joined a protest the day after the leak of Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe, rage overwhelmed me. My rage was not...

Reframing Abortion Lessons

An anticipated disaster is no less horrifying when it eventually occurs. Many of us experienced such horror as we read the leaked Supreme Court...
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Tone-Policing and the Assertion of Authority

Tone Policing is a dangerous habit that has real psychosocial consequences. CHANDRA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN If tone policing is anything at all, then it is bad....