New Series Editor: Philosophical Reflections From an Intelligence Analyst
When I was recently invited to volunteer as a Series Editor for the American Philosophical Association, I didn’t question whether I have the proper...
Diversifying the Philosophy Syllabus
If you are like me and received your philosophical training at the tail end of the twentieth century, there are probably significant gaps in...
How to Teach How to Write: Empowering Students to Take Ownership of the English...
I love the craft of writing and I love teaching the craft of writing. But for the past few years, my love has grown...
Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy of Science (Without Mentioning Logical Positivism, Popper, or Kuhn), Joel Katzav
Standard philosophy of science courses tells us that philosophy of science emerged in the US as a result of the arrival of the Logical...
Taking Teaching More Seriously
In a generous review of my recent book Professors as Teachers, Martin Benjamin supports most of its major contentions, yet he finds outdated my...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Fordham University
The Fordham Philosophers’ Society, commonly known on campus as “PhilSoc,” began as a typical, yet uneventful undergraduate philosophy club. The association, originally founded in...
Learning to Live, Not Just to Think: How Philosophy is Changing Lives at Notre...
This post is an abridged version of a paper in a special issue of AAPT Studies in Pedagogy. That paper was co-authored by Evan...
Syllabus Showcase: Introduction to Global Philosophy
Introductory courses can have a variety of legitimate goals, depending on the type of institution at which one teaches and the students one has,...
Are We Talking About Writing the Right Way?
If your grad student or department parties are anything like mine, then you talk about writing a ton; what we’re writing, what we’re procrastinating writing, and...
Teaching the Uninterested
Why are some students uninterested in philosophy and what can be done about it? That was the theme of our panel discussion at Oklahoma...