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The 2025 Central APA Watch Parties left an impact on our students, some of whom expressed surprise that a community college would have been invited to participate in any capacity. The result of our participation was a stronger sense of community, a good deal of student engagement, and an increase in philosophy as a discipline, [] The post Our APA Central Watch Party Experience first appeared on Blog of the APA .

My interest in philosophy began during my junior year study abroad program, an unexpected turn from my original path. Before then, I was fully committed to becoming a mechanical engineer, studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology with single-minded focus. Determined to secure strong internship opportunities, I filled my first two years exclusively with courses [] The post Towards a Meaningful Life first appeared on Blog of the APA .

This post was originally published onKronika: Filozofski magazinand has been republished with the permission ofKronika and the author. A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of “ordinariness.” All the powers of the new Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this specter: Brussels bureaucrats and Davos visionaries, national presidents and ministers, corporate managers and [] The post The Übermensch of Excellence? In Defense of Ordinariness first appeared on Blog of the APA .

The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election has propelled discussion of socialism to the front of the political agenda. Mamdani identifies his political outlook as a form of democratic socialism, and while he drew support from many who would have viewed themselves as liberals, he has also faced vociferous [] The post Liberalism and Socialism: Allies or Opponents? first appeared on Blog of the APA .

“The itching won’t stop.” “We need to call the clinic first thing tomorrow,” my wife said. Malaise. Unstoppable nausea. Brain-scrambling migraines. Now this indomitableitch. Such has been my summer. When I began life, cystic fibrosis (CF)—a genetic disease characterized by diminished lung function, poor growth, pancreatic insufficiency, salty skin, and numerous other symptoms—stowed away below [] The post Seasick in My Own Skin: Reflections on Chronic Disease first appeared on Blog of the APA .

It’s not about self-improvement. It’s about being a good member of society.

It’s astonishing how relentlessly Western philosophy has strained to prove we are not squirrels.

Not a day goes by that speakers of the Yoruba language do not make mention of death as both a phenomenon and a certainty.

Five years after his death, the dystopian world that his music describes seems closer than ever. But maybe he can show us a way out of it.

The pastures of digital dictatorship — crowded conditions, mass surveillance, virtual reality — are already here.

Our current cognitive concepts are simultaneously indispensable, yet inadequate; indispensable, because we need the richness of cognitive vocabulary to guide trust and decision-making; inadequate, because...

James Jim Bogen, a longtime professor of philosophy at Pitzer College as well as an adjunct professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. Professor Bogen...

If you could build an agent from the ground up, what would its character be like? Thats the question confronting AI developers today. Recently some details came to light about how Anthropic is approaching...

Clarifying these expectations is not a minor pedagogical matter. It is essential to helping students succeed, avoid wasted effort, and stay motivated. Many of us have witnessed at least one graduate...

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How new camera technology that captures fast-flying insects at night explains the age-old mystery of moths drawn to flames - by Aeon Video ...

The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong - by Sara Protasi Read on Aeon...

‘A work of art, a home, and a place of worship’ – the striking earthen castles at the centre of Batammariba cultural identity - by Aeon Video...

Elephant families are matriarchal, inclusive and caring. But when environmental scarcity hits, everything changes - by Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell...

‘I’m left breathless when I face the abyss’ – a stirring portrait of the Mexican cliff divers who leap 100 feet into the sea - by Aeon Video...