Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers? Join us TOMORROW to discuss the topic. August 27 at 6 pm Eastern. Register here: tinyurl.com/mt8x28da

There is an enormous literature on friendship, but next to nothing has been written about enemyship. This article examines enemyship and asks two questions: 1. Is there anything intrinsically good about having an enemy? 2. Would a good person ever have enemies? doi.org/10.1017/apa....

🧠 New article: A Functional Analysis of Self-Deception doi.org/10.1017/apa.... Intentional self-deception is paradoxical. Accidental self-deception seems implausible. This paper says self-deception occurs when your behavior misleads you, whether or not you meant it to.

📢 New article out: Welfare Subjects and Autopoiesis doi.org/10.1017/apa.... Are only sentient beings welfare subjects? This piece argues that autopoiesis—self-sustaining, adaptive organization—is the real key. #Philosophy #Ethics #Mind

Join us for an APA Live event: The Benefits of Studying Philosophy Wednesday, August 27, 2025 6 p.m Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific Register here: tinyurl.com/4773k45a

Just published! "Loneliness and Ressentiment" by Kaitlyn Creasy Open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa.... @apaphilosophy.bsky.social

🚨 New Article! "Disagreement, Public Reason, and Epistemic Abstinence" By Elizabeth Edenberg (CUNY) doi.org/10.1017/apa.... She argues that political liberals should avoid importing peer disagreement norms into politics, as public reason requires epistemic neutrality. @apaphilosophy.bsky.social

Can Chatbots Preserve Our Relationships with the Dead? Stephen Campbell and co-authors have written a blog post on their recent JAPA article @apaphilosophy.bsky.social. Check it out! www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

We're delighted share this video about @helendecruz.net's fantastic article, "Friendship with the Ancients," which was published by the Journal of the American Philosophical Association. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGp4... @apaphilosophy.bsky.social Article here: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

🎉 New article by Laura Specker Sullivan & Fay Niker: "Friendships need to go wrong in order to go right." They argue that mistakes made while trying to help a friend can actually deepen trust and strengthen the relationship. 🤝💔➡️💪 📚 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/apa.... @apaphilosophy.bsky.social

📣 APA Live Event: Conflict, Anger, Compassionate Communication 🗓️ Monday, April 7 | 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 11am PT You have been wronged. Is it valuable to angrily accuse your wrongdoer? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with expert philosophers. 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/yyyesz7r

What do we owe our genetic relatives qua genetic relatives? Are we obligated to enter into, or stay in, relationships with those genetically related to us? Check out Elizabeth Brake's new article for the answers! doi.org/10.1017/apa.... @apaphilosophy.bsky.social

Imagine there was a magical pill that allowed you to skip sleeping but gave you all the health benefits. Would you take it? 💤💊 Sara Protasi defends the value of sleeping in her latest @apaphilosophy.bsky.social article. Read her blog post here: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

We've just published a new issue with some great articles, including: tinyurl.com/4xbft98n • Friendship with the Ancients • Virtuous Misanthropes • Patience: A Neglected Virtue • Two Kinds of Requirements of Justice • Intellectual Virtue Signaling and (Non)Expert Credibility & more!

Two new articles just published (open access): Three Puzzles with Ad Hominem Arguments by Scott Aikin Socioeconomic Inequalities in Hegelian Market Society and Hegel’s Theory of Justice by Joshua Folkerts doi.org/10.1017/apa.... doi.org/10.1017/apa....

New article 📖 A Puzzle About Anti-Factives by Thorsten Sander 🔓 Open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa.... It challenges Holton’s claim that anti-factive verbs don’t exist, exploring the rarity of anti-factives and whether their scarcity requires explanation. #Philosophy #Linguistics

🚨New Article! “Mind-Independence, Realism, and Reality” by Naomi Thompson. @nmcthompson.bsky.social Naomi challenges to the idea that only mind-independent notions are metaphysically substantive. doi.org/10.1017/apa....

🚨 New article alert! 🚨 📖 Metaphysical Rationalism Requires Grounding Indeterminism ✍️ By Kenneth Pearce 🔓 Open Access: doi.org/10.1017/apa.... Explore the connection between rationalism and grounding indeterminism! #Philosophy #Metaphysics @apaphilosophy.bsky.social

"Can Chatbots Preserve Our Relationships with the Dead?" Just published in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association! Open Access (like all our articles now!). doi.org/10.1017/apa....

New Article! It examines Kant’s racist statements about Indigenous Americans and Black people, situating them within his teleological account of human history and concept of culture as the capacity to set and achieve one’s own ends.

The Journal of the American Philosophical Association is now on 🦋 Bluesky 🦋! We aim to publish papers that break new ground, are from diverse philosophical traditions, and are on topics of wide interest. Here are our most recent articles! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Follow us for updates.