Philosophy as Children: Rethinking Adulthood as the Measure of Reason
Philosophy continues to rely on a particular fiction of the knower. Serious thought is still imagined to require a subject who appears autonomous, self-regulating,...
Ending the War on Phones
Growing up in the Wild West of rapid technological development and expansion, most of my technological skills are self-taught. As I taught my first...
Invitation to Pre-college Philosophy
It’s been more than eight years since I first became involved in pre-college philosophy. As a master’s student in philosophy at Ewha Womans University...
Two Things I Learned Working with High School Students
A couple of years ago, two other graduate students (Sam Ridge and Karina Ortiz Villa) and I started UCSD’s chapter of Briana Toole’s fantastic outreach...
Authenticity as Resistance in Academic Spaces
Before starting my Ph.D. at the University of Cincinnati, I found myself in a unique position: I had never studied philosophy in a setting...
The STEM/Humanities Divide and Student Defeatism
Throughout higher education, there is a palpable divide drawn between STEM and the humanities. Among students, I have noticed that many, both graduate and...
What Makes You Love Doing Philosophy?
Whenever I meet someone who has been studying philosophy much longer than I have, I always ask the same question: How has your love...
In Praise of (Auto) Mechanistic Philosophy
What skills do you need to be a philosopher? Common examples might include: strong writing skills, the ability to analyze an argument for background...
Community Service in Graduate School
During my undergraduate years, I was a youth soccer coach. I became involved in coaching, oddly enough, in the same way that a lot...
How Philosophy Departments in the U.S. Can Support Their International Graduate Students
In July 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) Teaching and Learning Seminar. The three-day, activities-packed seminar...