TikTok Pedagogy: Teaching Philosophy in 60 Seconds or Less
I teach philosophy on TikTok, perhaps to the surprise of some colleagues in the discipline (who haven’t met me), and to parts of the...
Teaching Environmental Ethics
Environmental Ethics is one of the major fields in applied ethics. Applied ethics as a field in philosophy is rather new. It had its...
John Rawls and Fair Equality of Opportunity
John Rawls published A Theory of Justice in 1971. At that time no moral problem was more widely discussed than preferential affirmative action. (See...
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...