The Journal of Controversial Ideas: An Interview with Jeff McMahan and Francesca Minerva
Recently, Jeff McMahan, Francesca Minerva, and Peter Singer created a new Journal of Controversial Ideas where scholars concerned about possible reactions to their work...
What Are You Reading…On Spinoza
If one wanted to summarize the life of Baruch Spinoza in just one word, “controversial” might do it. He was attacked so often, including...
What Are You Reading…On Public Philosophy
The APA Blog editorial staff is presenting at the APA Eastern this year. We’ve chosen different topics to cover, including “The Value of the...
What Are You Reading…On Medieval Philosophy
Many of the ideas celebrated during the holidays are the same ones that were on the minds of Medieval Philosophers. There is the role...
The Radical Philosophy of Egypt: Forget God and Family, Write!
by Dag Herbjørnsrud
New research indicates that Plato and Aristotle were right: Philosophy and the term “love of wisdom” hail from Egypt.
A remarkable example of...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Rethinking Health Care Ethics
In a diverse career, Stephen Scher has taught clinical medical ethics in Harvard Medical School–affiliated hospitals and professional ethics and organizational behavior at Yale...
What Are You Reading…On Memory
There are many relationships one can take to their memory. One can be skeptical of it, like Descartes, in the name of finding a...
Dusting Off Dualism?
Throughout the previous century dualism’s demise seemed imminent. During the 1970s Daniel Dennett (1978, p. 252) assessed the field of philosophy of mind and...
Early Career Research Spotlight: Josh Dohmen
This edition of the Early Career Research Spotlight focuses on the work of Josh Dohmen. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the...
You Can’t Keep a Good Idea Down: Reviving the Journal Survey Project
The Journal Survey Project was very popular when it was first launched in April 2017. The post announcing it was shared widely and became...