Issues in Philosophy

What It’s Like to be a Philosopher: Rebecca Kukla

The APA blog is working with Cliff Sosis of What is it Like to Be a Philosopher? in publishing advance excerpts from Cliff’s long-form interviews with...
S. H. Raza, Prakṛti Puruṣa (2006), acrylic on canvas, courtesy of The Raza Foundation-Gorbio

So You Want to Teach Some Indian Philosophy?

In a previous post Peter Adamson predicted that non-European philosophies are destined to enter the mainstream of the philosophical profession. He highlighted three avenues...
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Opening Doors: Disability, Accessibility, and Accommodation

  When I started my PhD at Rutgers, I expected some surprise, misunderstanding, and unwanted help regarding my disability. Yet I was caught off-guard by...

The Philosophy? WTF? Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

crunch of footsteps on gravel The creak of a door opening The sound of laughing and conversation The clink of glasses Dr Mike Alsford: So, Danny. As I...

The Use of Narrative in Public Philosophy: A Diagrammatic Guide

This post is abridged and adapted from a longer piece. Forthcoming in the inaugural issue of Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice. When the great nonfiction...
Aware, 2016, O'Daniel, image courtesy of the artist

Gendered Language: Why Preserve the Status Quo?

When it comes to language, how much gender is too much? In particular, how many gender-specific terms should our language have, and what sorts...

Mental Health In Music: Does It Need To Be Censored?

After years of discrimination, people with mental health disorders are slowly becoming more accepted within modern society. Because of this, mental health disorders are...

The Stoic Meditations Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

We live in a time of new media, when many people -- for better or for worse -- get their news from social media...

Humanities for All: Scholarly Societies Column

As campuses across the country fill with the renewed energy of the fall semester, it is a good time to pause to reflect on...

What It’s Like to Be a Philosopher: Steff Rocknak

The APA blog is working with Cliff Sosis of What is it Like to Be a Philosopher? in publishing advance excerpts from Cliff’s long-form interviews with...