What Are You Reading…On New Beginnings
Even as life presents itself as a continuous stream of experiences, we must perpetually wrestle with the problem of beginnings. Without beginning somewhere we...
Philosophy in the Contemporary World: The Moral Imperative to Assume the Worst—Philosophy’s Response to...
With this post, the Blog of the APA is beginning a new ongoing series. Philosophy in the Contemporary World is aimed at exploring the...
What Are You Reading…On Vacations
At the vast majority of schools around the country, the semester is either ending or has ended. For me personally, all my teaching duties...
What Burton’s ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’ tells us about modern day mood disorders
This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them.
Coming to us through the great illustrative tradition, as...
What Are You Reading…On the Misuse of Philosophy
This evening I visited some Alt-Right blogs in preparation for a paper I plan to work on over the Break. Much of the ideology...
What Are You Reading…On Weather
Here in Fond Du Lac, WI, December 4 has officially become the day of the first snow. I woke to it at 9am this...
Early Career Research Spotlight: Pamela Lomelino
This installment of the early-career research spotlight series looks at the work of Pamela Lomelino, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. ...
What Are You Reading…On Technology and Identity
The question of the relationship between technology and identity is fairly well-worn, and has been asked on many occasions throughout history. Yet it is...
Should we act on our beliefs? The vexing nature of responsibility
This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them.
Some people think that voting for Donald Trump was...
What Are You Reading…On Sanctuary
This morning, while I was attending a service at a local Unitarian Church, a person mentioned how they felt safe and welcome while at...