What is “Justice”? For Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, It’s Complicated
He shattered my cell phone…I just kind of knew the situation was going to escalate, I didn’t know if the police were coming, so...
Intimate Democracy
How do we arrive at some sense of being at home in the world without aspiring to own it?
Trading Time for Tissue: The Morality of Organ Donation Programs in Prisons
In January 2023, Democratic state Reps. Carlos González and Judith A. García introduced HD 3822 into the Massachusetts legislature. The bill proposed establishing a...
Falling in Love with Machines – Do AI Systems Deserve Rights?
This essay originally appeared in Time in March of 2024
“Do you think people will ever fall in love with machines?” I asked the 12-year-old...
Reconciling the Manifest and Scientific Images of Addiction
Addiction can be studied empirically from a dizzying number of angles. Scientists study how it is realized in the brain, its costs to society,...
The Process of Dying: Physiology and Philosophy of The End of Life
This post was originally published on Filosofía en la Red. It has been translated as part of the APA Blog’s ongoing collaboration with Filosofía...
Most Workplace Dress Codes are Immoral
As a college student, I worked at an amusement park for a couple of summers. Part of my job was to check that employees...
Living in Constitutional Moments
Legal theorist Richard Sherwin discusses the emotional and axiological excess underneath the passion to change constitutions.
The Increasing Global Biosecurity Threat: Room for Philosophical Input
According to the World Health Organization, the global biosecurity threat is increasing. One reason is that genetic editing and synthesis technologies are advancing and...
Why is Pain Bad?
Pain is bad. It’s unpleasant to trip over and hurt your knees or be heartbroken by a breakup. These experiences are bad, and everyone...