A Feminist Critique of Moral Particularism
Moral Particularism
In metaethics, moral particularism is the view that moral reasoning is too context-sensitive to be guided by overarching principles. Traditional work in ethics...
Decolonizing Philosophy: The Contributions of Françoise Vergès
The call to decolonize philosophy is growing, and while this is a dense and robust demand, a vital maneuver of this commitment is to...
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...
Exit Interview with Kathryn Sophia Belle
This interview is part of a series of conversations I will have with Kathryn Sophia Belle over the coming months. The discussions will consider...
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...
Intergenerational Practical Knowledge: Conversations with Senior Philosophers – Elaine Miller
The Women in Philosophy series is launching a mini-series titled “Intergenerational Practical Knowledge: Conversations with Senior Philosophers.” A goal of this mini-series is to...
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...