Syllabus Showcase: Ethics in the Novel, Felicia Nimue Ackerman
One of my favorite courses that I have developed is Ethics in the Novel. Why organize an ethics course around novels?
Philosophy teachers are well...
Introducing the Professor Reflection Series
I am excited to be editing the “Professor Reflection Series,” a new teaching-focused offering of The Blog of the APA. The series is based...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Stetson University
The Philosophy Club at Stetson University is a monthly meeting of the minds involving faculty, philosophy majors and minors, and students interested in pursuing...
Graduate Student Reflection Series: On Being A Luddite
I was born into a world of burgeoning technology, but I don’t particularly enjoy using it. So when I began teaching, it felt natural...
Syllabus Showcase: An Intro 50 Years in the Making, Charles Cardwell
For many, “philosophy” primarily evokes activity related to the love of wisdom rather than a body of knowledge or collection of facts. First seen...
Arguments Against Your Own
Chess players seeking to assess a position need to anticipate the best moves that can be made by their opponents. Similarly, in considering any...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Seton Hall University
The club dates to well before my time, as I only started at Seton Hall University in fall 2016. It’s gone through countless iterations...
Graduate Student Reflection: Student Interaction for Asynchronous Learning
Though I had taught online philosophy courses before, it was still concerning when the COVID-19 pandemic moved everything online. It is simply not ideal...
Reality Shows and Appeal to Emotion
The appeal to emotion fallacy can be introduced via the Key & Peele (Comedy Central) video "Who Thinks They Can Dance?" In the video,...
Syllabus Showcase: Yoga and Philosophy, Steve Geisz
There are many ways of doing good and beautiful philosophy, and there are many ways of teaching philosophy that can transform students’ lives and...