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Conferences: How to Chair an Effective Q&A Session

Image by Jose R. Cabello from Pixabay Chairing is an odd task in philosophy, in that it’s one of the things we do that uses very few of the skills...

Whose Philosophy Lost its Way? (Post 3 of 3)

...to emphasize that there is a lot we can learn by paying attention to other excluded domains, such as Latin American Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, Maori Philosophy, Native American...

Committee-Sponsored Sessions at the 2016 Pacific APA Meeting

...sponsored by the Committee on Philosophy and Law 9:00 a.m. Jobs and Rewards: Teaching Philosophy at Community Colleges, sponsored by the Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges 9:00 a.m. Author-Meets-Critics:...

Men, Families, and the Academy: Doing Our Part

To reaffirm a statement made by Kristen Irwin (whose excellent series on women and family in the academy appears on the APA blog), This is not to say that fathers...

Inside the APA: Eastern Secretary-Treasurer Retrospective

...as Acting Executive Director. I did so for eighteen months, and it broadened my perspective on philosophy in North America in ways that I could never have imagined. In those...

Filling the Gaps: Expanding the Canon in the History of Philosophy

...tackled topics outside the standard canon of European thought, looking extensively at philosophy in the Islamic world and, more recently (with the help of co-author Jonardon Ganeri), philosophy in ancient...

Committee Sponsored Sessions at the 2016 Central APA

...Students How to Read Philosophy, sponsored by the Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy 2:00 p.m. Jobs and Rewards: Teaching Philosophy at Community Colleges, sponsored by the Committee on Philosophy...

Family and the Academy: Part 2

...Women, Families, and the Academy can be found here. Part 2: Family-Friendly Policies Benefits and Perceptions While all workers benefit from family-friendly policies, women in general—and women parents in particular—benefit...

APA Member Interview: Helen De Cruz

Helen De Cruz is a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University who works mainly in philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of religion, and experimental philosophy. What excites you about philosophy?...

The Teaching Workshop: Impartiality, Partiality, and Controversial Topics in Conservative Settings

...student body. All students are required to take a philosophy course before graduating, so my introductory classes includes many socially conservative students. I’m committed to talking about social justice issues...