Public Philosophy

The Problem Spaces of Public Philosophy

I often ask myself what I hope to accomplish when I engage in public philosophy. How is this mode of address distinct from the...

Suppose AI Publishes in Phil Review. What Then?

Suppose AI just published in the Philosophical Review. What does this mean for the future of our field? Nothing. In late August 2022, a generative AI...
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Medical Records and Epistemic Injustice: A Women’s Health Issue Worthy of Greater Attention

Issues of ethical interest related to ‘women’s health’ abound: from the battle for reproductive rights and the promises and pitfalls of the emerging fem-tech...
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Isolation and Madness

On July 1st, 1969, Donald Crowhurst wrote in his logbook titled “Philosophy:” “It is the time for your move to begin / I have not...
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What’s in a Name?

This is a good time for the area of philosophical inquiry after which this APA Blog Series is named (the reason for this circumlocution...
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The Crisis of Policing in a Neoliberal Era

On July 9, 2021, outside her home in Salem, Oregon, Misty Castillo called 911. Inside was her mentally ill son, Arcadio Castillo, who was...
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Trans Needs Now

As states move to restrict or ban access to gender-affirming care, a moral panic about trans people envelops the public sphere, and youth and...
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The Scholar’s Vocation

Summer becomes fall, bringing with it preparations for the upcoming academic year; recent high-school graduates look forward to their next step, professors craft syllabi,...
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Not all Films are Fiction Films

What is actually going on in the cinema is that you are sitting in a comfortable chair, in a darkened room? Let’s say you...
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In the Name of the Climate: On Throwing Stuff at Art

I recently paid a visit to a friend. After an obligatory catch-up, we found ourselves sitting comfortably on a sofa skipping through various international...