Doing Philosophy Together: On the Value of Philosophical Collaboration
What comes to mind when you hear the word “philosopher?”
For many, it’s still the image of the wise, isolated thinker doing philosophy on his...
Care Exploitation in Academia
Faculty and staff are experiencing increasing demands for service in higher education, particularly for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. These demands are often...
Women in Focus: How to Integrate Underrepresented Groups in the History and Philosophy of...
Andrea Reichenberger is currently leading a research group at the University of Siegen (with members Rudolf Meer, Julia Franke-Reddig, and Jasmin Özel) that investigates...
Early Feminist Critiques of Kant’s Gendered Ideal of Human Progress
I am currently working on a book that examines how the gendered nature of Kant’s vision of the Enlightenment was challenged by several female...
Philosophy of Mind Should Be a Feminist Place (And Here’s How)
Philosophy of mind and cognitive science is not yet a feminist place, but it should be. In the analytic tradition, philosophy of mind has...
Gender Dysphoria and Why Wanting is Enough
Earlier this year the British Medical Journal tweeted asking why there has been no “constructive dialogue” about gender dysphoria. Abigail Thorn, a well-known trans...
Toward a Feminist View of Harm
Oppression, Harm, and Feminist Philosophy
In many ways, our understanding of oppression is closely tied to the concept of harm. This connection is especially...
American Women Philosophers in the Speculative Tradition: Beyond Analytic and Continental Philosophy
Dozens of women from the speculative philosophical tradition worked in American academia during the first half of the twentieth century and yet have been...
Interview with New Associate Editor of the Women in Philosophy Series
The Women in Philosophy series at the APA blog would like to thank Adriel Trott for serving as Editor of the series from 2018...
Distrust, Privilege, and the Quest for Invulnerability
Distrust has become a hot topic in the North American media landscape as of late. A cursory online search brings up countless articles urgently...