If memory serves, Plato was also a wrestler 🤓

Bri the Coffee Rat ☕️🐀@brilarson.bsky.social · last wk.

Ah yes, what you should do at an academic conference is…grapple a fellow philosopher in a sand volleyball court? Anyway, I had a blast at the AAPT @theaapt.bsky.social conference talking about pedagogy with some of the best and kindest people in the profession 🤓 🤼‍♀️🧠

We’re grateful for your hospitality, Eastern Michigan University. And safe travels to all #AAPT26 attendees!

Here at #AAPT26, we’re glad to celebrate with our friends at @plato-philosophy.bsky.social, which turns 30 this year. Their 30 Years, 30 Voices series is on loop in the Strong Atrium throughout the conference: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

In one of this morning’s AAPT’s Greatest Hits sessions, Sarah K. Donovan, Mo Janzen, & Andrew P. Mills reprised their workshop on Teaching Personas and Instructional Design. #aapt26

#AAPT26 50th #anniversary posters outlining the history of this great support network for #philosophy #teachers

In one of today’s #AAPT26 sessions, participants collaborated to summarize Simone Webb’s @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social article on Mary Astell. Here’s the article: 1000wordphilosophy.com/2018/06/03/m...

Last night #AAPT26 enjoyed philosophy trivia, which featured a Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy crossword puzzle, a round based on memorable recent Daily Nous posts, and a philosophy of film “top ten.” Thanks to Russell Marcus and the Hamilton College undergraduate judges for hosting.

#AAPT26 had an amazing 1st day with the simplest and most practical solution to curbing #ai use being allow students to write in their native language 🤯🤓🙌🏽 so simple and based in justice and care for the whole #student @alexstehn

The American Association of Philosophy Teachers@theaapt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hello world! We’ve been quiet on here lately, but busy with great things—including celebrating our 50th Anniversary. And #AAPT26, our biennial Workshop-Conference is happening now.

Thanks to both speakers for helping to remind me what I love about #teaching #philosophy 🥹 it’s exactly what I need and why I’m here #AAPT26

The American Association of Philosophy Teachers@theaapt.bsky.social · 2w ago

David W. Concepción introduces tonight’s #aapt26 plenary session, which features two recent winners of the David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, Melissa Jacquart and Alex Stehn.

David W. Concepción introduces tonight’s #aapt26 plenary session, which features two recent winners of the David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, Melissa Jacquart and Alex Stehn.

As part of out 50th anniversary, AAPT is launching our first-ever capital campaign, $50k for the 50th. Please, if you are able, help us continue to help students over the next half-century: philosophyteachers.org/50for50th/

$50k for the 50th

A campaign to sustain philosophy through excellent teaching The American Association of Philosophy Teachers is dedicated to the advancement of the art of teaching philosophy. For 50 years, we h...

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Hello world! We’ve been quiet on here lately, but busy with great things—including celebrating our 50th Anniversary. And #AAPT26, our biennial Workshop-Conference is happening now.

Happy New Year, and best wishes to everyone who started new semesters this week! If you'll be in Baltimore for #APAEastern26, we hope to see you at the Teaching Hub on Thursday or Friday. Here's the schedule: www.apaonline.org/page/2026E_T...

Congratulations to Alexander Stehn of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, winner of the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching! www.apaonline.org/page/2025pri...

Congratulations to UT-RGV's Alex Stehn for receiving the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching!

American Philosophical Association@apaphilosophy.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Today we are pleased to announce the winners of 22 APA prizes. Congratulations to all! www.apaonline.org/news/716975/...

The Teaching Showcase application deadline has been extended to December 30th--you've got time to finish out your fall semester before putting together your proposal.🤓

The American Association of Philosophy Teachers@theaapt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The 2026 AAPT Workshop-Conference will include a showcase session simulating a classroom, with the presenter in the role of teacher and attendees as students. Proposals to lead the showcase session are open through November 30th: philosophyteachers.org/cfp-teaching...

Whether inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 or philosophy graduate Brennan Lee Mulligan et al, role-playing games are more popular than ever. At the APA Blog, AAPT member Cat Saint-Croix shares the syllabus & describes her new course, Tabletop Philosophy: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/05/t...

AAPT President Renée Smith recently wrote a guest-post introducing Daily Nous readers to the AAPT's activities. Take a look--even current members may learn something about what others in the organization are doing as we head into our 50th anniversary year.

Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com · 10mo ago

Learn a little about the American Association of Philosophy Teachers, which is approaching its 50th anniversary…

The 2026 AAPT Workshop-Conference will include a showcase session simulating a classroom, with the presenter in the role of teacher and attendees as students. Proposals to lead the showcase session are open through November 30th: philosophyteachers.org/cfp-teaching...

CFP: Teaching Showcase @ 2026 Workshop-Conference

The American Association for Philosophy Teachers is soliciting proposals for a Teaching Showcase session at the 2026 AAPT Workshop-Conference, to be held at Eastern Michigan University during one of t...

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Dr. Taylor Swift canonically knows Aristotle, but AAPT member Melissa Jacquart and her students have identified all sorts of ways that "The Life of a Showgirl" can help us examine our own lives--and thereby, make them more worth living: dayton247now.com/news/local/s...

Swiftie in school: Local university offers unique course dedicated to Taylor Swift

The Taylor Swift and Philosophy class, which has attracted 30 students, examines the deeper meanings in Swift's music.

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CFP: The AAPT invites proposals for the 2026 Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy (July 22-26, 2026 at Eastern Michigan University). Join us to share your pedagogical ideas, and to celebrate 50 years of the AAPT! Details: philosophyteachers.org/cfp-2026-con...

While we're partial to the APA Committee On Teaching, all of these leadership roles are important for the philosophy profession. Please consider nominating someone (perhaps yourself).

American Philosophical Association@apaphilosophy.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Nominations are open for APA leadership positions, including all committees, the APA board, and the Graduate Student Council. www.apaonline.org/news/710085/...

The AAPT's Talking/Teaching series (@theaapt.bsky.social) is starting up for the fall, and look who's presenting this week! Join us Wed 9/10 at 12:30 PT/3:30 ET if you want to hear about the Conversation Project I use as a final assignment in some philosophy classes and talk teaching with us.

In this Tea for Teaching podcast, Russell Marcus joins us to discuss a summer program in philosophy in which faculty explore innovative teaching methods and provide engaging learning opportunities to students. @cyberthread.bsky.social @theaapt.bsky.social teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/philosophy...

Reminder: The nominations deadline for the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching is Tuesday, August 5. www.apaonline.org/news/705552/...

Tomorrow, August 1, is the deadline for proposals for the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub sessions at the 2026 APA Eastern Division meeting. @theaapt.bsky.social www.apaonline.org/news/704947/...

Gearing up for Fall 2025 courses? Perhaps AAPT Studies in Pedagogy can help. We have over two volumes of open-access articles--and annotated bibliographies for teaching writing and teaching in hostile contexts: philosophyteachers.org/open-access-...

Open Access AAPT Studies

Selected articles and volumes of AAPT Studies are available open access via the PDC website.

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The recent @chronicle.com article on the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy features AAPT members Mara Harrell, Emily Esch, & Russell Marcus--the summer program's creator. Another AAPT member, Melissa Jacquart, was this summer's keynote speaker: www.chronicle.com/article/a-su...

A Summer Camp Where Professors Are the Focus

Each summer Hamilton College hosts a camp for student philosophers. But its real purpose is helping instructors become more innovative teachers.

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The submission deadline for the 2026 Eastern Division Teaching Hub is next Friday--August 1, 2025. If you're pursuing creative and playful pedagogy or moving beyond the paper, please submit a proposal to share your ideas. Details: www.apaonline.org/page/Teachin...

The nomination deadline for the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching is just under three weeks away--August 5, 2025. Please consider writing a letter (no more than 2000 words) nominating someone impacting student learning. Details: www.apaonline.org/page/teachin...