Navel Gazing Lawyers and Philosopher-Judges: A Tale of (At Least Two) Personhoods
The left side of Damien Hirst's statue, Verity, from Ilfracombe harbour arm.
APA announces spring 2026 prize winners
The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following seven prizes for the first half of 2026. APA prizes recognize many areas of...
Haley Irene Burke, Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art & Beauty
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of the Incarnate Word. At the heart of its Mission Statement is...
The Moral Life of Organs in an Age of Technological Innovation
Introduction
In medicine, technology can refer to anything from antibiotics like penicillin used to treat everyday infections and antivirals that suppress HIV, to dialysis circuits...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: The Growing Pains of Virtual Conferences
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the third of four installments....
Why I Support the Virtual APA: Why I Hope to See You at the...
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post will be the first out of...
Flirting with Personhood: Will Smith’s Date with Sophia the Robot
With the increased prevalence of AI chatbots on dating apps, many users wonder if their date-to-be is really a person. The following clip depicts...
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...
Crimes against women is the excuse, not the cause
Sometimes, you know just from the title: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” Rich as this...
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...