What are you teaching?
In an effort to get a sense of what philosophers are doing day-to-day, the blog has been asking them to share what they are...
Doctoral Education
Many years ago, when my late friend James Rachels and I were assistant professors at New York University, we used to discuss all aspects...
Engaging children and teens with philosophy
Sharon Kaye is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University...
The Hidden Graduate School Curriculum
The term “hidden curriculum” refers to the unstated attitudes that are often communicated to students as a by-product of school life. While the phrase...
Writing for My Students
For whom do I write philosophy? Personally, more and more the answer is for my students; I want to write about things that can...
Jennifer Morton wins inaugural Scheffler Prize for insights into student and teacher behaviors
The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Morton (City College of New York) has been selected as the winner of...
Elon’s Bloch-Schulman wins inaugural philosophy teaching prize for transformative college courses
The American Philosophical Association (APA), the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), and the Teaching Philosophy Association (TPA) are pleased to announce that Professor...
Using The Deviant Philosopher This Fall
It’s that time of year when many of us are finalizing, or starting to finalizing (or finalizing to start) our course syllabi for the...
Teach Graduate Students How To Teach
There are two important aspects to professional academic work: academic research and course instruction. In a graduate program, coursework supports the transfer of knowledge...
Building a Philosophical Playground
I spend most of my working days in the company of an eight-year-old cartoon girl with crazy pigtails, and her robot sidekick. If someone...