Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Immigration Detention and the Threat of “The American Dream”
This series, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, is aimed at exploring the various ways philosophy can be used to discuss issues of relevance to...
Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Dialogue and Demons–Plato on the Dangers of Normalization
“What? Can the devil speak true?”
Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, sc3.
There is a great deal of talk of ‘normalization’ in the numerous, and righteous, political...
Non-Canonical Texts and Teaching the History of Modern Philosophy: Why We Might as Well...
In my previous post, I made a case for abandoning the survey approach to the teaching of modern philosophy. In place of the survey...
Non-Canonical Texts and Teaching the History of Modern Philosophy: Why We Might as Well...
There has been significant discussion of late regarding the importance of expanding the canon when discussing the early modern period. (See O'Neill, 2005 and...
The Teaching Workshop: Gina Schouten on Preparing to Trust One’s Judgment
One of the best things we can do to improve our pedagogy is share and think seriously about our teaching failures--our missteps, our lost...
APA board issues post-election statement
The board of officers of the APA has voted unanimously to issue the following statement:
Leading up to the United States presidential election one month...
Can Data Help Us Improve the Situation for Women in Philosophy?
"I feel like I am missing out," "I fear for my career if I speak up," "I am stuck in an awful place," "I...
A Statement from the Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession
Today, our Committee issued the following statement:
To: The APA Ombudsperson, the APA Committee on Inclusiveness, the APA Chair of the Board of Officers, the...
On Not Seeing in Philosophy
The brilliant young African American political philosopher Danielle Allen founded the University of Chicago Civic Knowledge Project (CKP) in 2003 in an attempt to...
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
On October 8th, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. PST, in the San Diego Central Public Library, Wikipedia will host an edit-a-thon to improve the site's coverage of underrepresented philosophers and...