Technology and Disability, Ashley Shew, Damien P. Williams, and Joshua Earle
The three of us have taught classes about Technology and Disability through a philosophical lens, though this class has not been taught exclusively through...
Free Speech and the Philosophy Classroom: The Wrong Question
Welcome to the APA Mini-Series Blog organized by the APA Committee on Professional Rights and Academic Freedom, formerly, the Committee on the Professional Rights of Philosophers. We...
Why should your students do the work?
Most philosophy teachers we know have adopted strikingly defensive positions on AI use in their classes. One faction—call them Luddites—rejects these novel “labor-saving” technologies...
Smart Ass Pawn: Ideology and Ideological Interpellation in The Wire
For the most part, The Wire (2002-2008) has been embraced by educators for its realism, for the way that it shows in almost journalistic...
Social and Political Philosophy, Idris Robinson
In Fall 2023 and again in Spring 2025, I taught Texas State University’s graduate-level Social and Political Philosophy course. My aim was to design...
Philosophers created academic freedom. It’s time to save it (again).
Welcome to the APA Mini-Series Blog organized by the APA Committee on Professional Rights and Academic Freedom, formerly the Committee on the Professional Rights of...
Academic Freedom, Including Free Discussion for Students
Welcome to the APA Mini-Series Blog organized by the APA Committee on Professional Rights and Academic Freedom, formerly, the Committee on the Professional Rights of...
Wikipedia in the Classroom
Academics and Wikipedia
Among many academics, Wikipedia has a poor reputation. It’s not uncommon for college professors to discourage students from using the site or...
Philosophy of Medicine, Adrian Erasmus
This course, which I teach at the University of Alabama, emerged from my primary research specialization, medical epistemology, and medical decision-making. I’m interested in...
Faculty Morale, Steven M.Cahn
According to a well-worn witticism, faculty morale is always at its lowest. This quip, although at odds with my experience, suggests a question: Even...