Recently Published Book: A Life of Compassion beyond Boundaries
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This work is about the life and philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti . Born in the small...
The Next Questions on the Climate Philosopher’s Agenda
When it comes to climate change, what questions, exactly, should we philosophers put our minds to answering? There is overwhelming consensus that justice requires...
Practical Enlightenment: Bin Song (part II)
A consistent, post-colonial practice sincerely harmonizes human relations for the global, common good. One Ruist scholar shows how, drawing on a spiritual mystery deserving of careful articulation.
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Secret Dreams in Istanbul
Ümit Hussein recently translated Secret Dreams in Instanbul and spoke with H. L. Schmidt about the experience of translating a work that encompasses psyche,...
Genealogies of Philosophy: Lynne Huffer (part I)
Developing an ethics of wonder born of "strange eros," Lynne Huffer discusses her tenderness for Foucault & how she came to read him through Sappho.
Enjoy a Book on Political Philosophy
As part of the Blog of the APA‘s partnership with Exact Editions, we are offering one new book by Princeton University Press in its...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Posthuman Bliss? The Failed Promise of Transhumanism
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Posthuman Bliss? The Failed Promise of Transhumanism
This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is about Susan B. Levin’s Posthuman...
New Series: Climate Matters
The Blog of the APA has developed a new series, Climate Matters. Research Editor H.L. Schmidt sat down with Series Editors Rebecca Millsop and...
On Flight: Bin Song (part I)
A scholar holds the tensions in his cultural and political history, seeking to understand his experience and to convert it to public benefit.
We Are All Here Now
When I was growing up in the sixties and seventies, I heard slogans, such as “Don’t trust anyone over thirty,” “Kill your parents,” “Be...