How to Disagree, or Experiments in Social Construction
A professor in Cleveland explores a triple analogy: social practice art / philosophy as a way of life / so-called "radical" pedagogy
Black Issues in Philosophy: On Donna Jones’s The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy
by Lewis R. Gordon
I have been reading the thought of Henri Bergson on a variety of issues of late. Much is due to the...
What Are You Reading…On Heroism and Community
One of the biggest stories of the last couple weeks has been the ongoing saga of the teenage soccer team trapped in a cave...
Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times
This year's Central APA featured an author-meets critics session on Alexis Shotwell's new book Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times. Below, I interview...
What Are You Reading…On Islamic Philosophy
There was a time when knowledge from Ancient Greece was studied primarily by the Islamic World. Philosophers like Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Ibn Sina...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Hiddenness Argument
This week's Recently Published Book Spotlight was written by Andrew Moon, an assistant professor of philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Because Andrew and his...
What is Critical Theory’s Role Today?
The 2018 Critical Theory Workshop brings together scholars, activists and artists from around the world, whose work cuts across numerous fields and disciplines. The...
Subversive Laughter in Reynard the Fox
Medieval literature abounds in stories about animals, of which there are two main, easily distinguished, varieties: animal fables and beast epic. Animal fables claim...
What Are You Reading…On the Genesis of Economics
I am almost finished teaching my second semester of Business Ethics. While my students get a decent survey of moral norms from a variety...
Imprints in Time: a Moderately Robust Past
Editors note: Because of a major snowfall in Savannah, GA during the Eastern APA, the Blog of the APA has been hosting papers by...