Just published! “Contemporary Accounts of Patience (and Other Virtues)” by Denise Vigani. Available open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

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Just published! “What Is It to Hold a Grudge?” by Neal Tognazzini. Now available open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

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New paper by @tays95.bsky.social : “Knowing How to be Vicious.” It argues that understanding epistemic vice requires taking knowledge-how seriously—including how we can learn to be epistemically vicious. Read it here: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

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📢 New article: “Appraisive Things” by @julesholroyd.bsky.social & @liao.shen-yi.org! Why use prizes, trophies and statues to praise others when words might suffice? The authors show how the finitude and durability of things enrich our understanding of praise.

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✨ New in JAPA: How can democratic disappointment become political determination? In “From Shattered Dreams to Dreams in the Making,” Meena Krishnamurthy draws on MLK Jr. to show how disappointment, transformed through hope and song, can drive action. doi.org/10.1017/apa....

🎉 New in J-APA! 🎉 "The Value of Authenticity for Meaning in Life" by Muriel Leuenberger is now online. doi.org/10.1017/apa....

🎉 New in J-APA! 🎉 Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa’s “An Initial Sketch of Sor Juana’s Virtue Epistemology” is now online. 🎥 We’re especially excited that this piece features J-APA’s first ever video abstract! ✨ Watch/read here: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

The Social Construction of Emotions 3.0 By Gen Eickers and Jesse Prinz. Most theories say emotions are socially constructed—but forget the body. This paper argues social norms don't just shape how we think abt emotions; they get under our skin, determining whose body gets to express which feelings.

New article by @katemanne.bsky.social just published! "Ordinary Cruelty: Explaining Misogyny without Dehumanization" The article argues misogynistic cruelty stems from moral vilification, entitlement, and devaluation rather than dehumanization, with broader implications for explaining cruelty.

"How to Speak an Alien Language" Now published in Journal of the American Philosophical Association! doi.org/10.1017/apa....

If God is Existence, the Universe is God, has now been published in Journal of the American Philosophical Association! You can view the article at www.cambridge.org/core/journal....

📢 New Publication! Postdoc, Keith Harris @kraymondh.bsky.social ( @univie.ac.at ) recently published 'Epistemic Magnetism' in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social 👉️ Read the paper here: buff.ly/5rA1MyF #research #philpaper #epistemology #philsky

🧠 New in JAPA: Luis Rosa argues there's a 4th doxastic attitude beyond belief, disbelief, and suspension—*rejecting the question.* When faced with defective questions or truth-value gaps, we treat them as having no true answer. doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Just published! "Real Dehumanization" by @davidlsmith.bsky.social . Open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Is enemyship just inverted friendship? Or is it a sui generis category. Check out "Enemies" by Rebecca Roman Hanrahan & Walter Ott. They explore conceptual, taxonomical, and normative questions about having enemies. Open Access: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

New article: "No Easy Compatibilism" by Taylor W. Cyr & Parker Gilley. They argue recent novel compatibilist approaches still implicitly require giving up the fixity of the past or laws, just like traditional views. Read it here: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

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

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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

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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....

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🎉 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

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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...

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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!