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We aim to publish papers that break new ground, from diverse philosophical traditions, on topics that are of wide interest.

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The new issue of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social is out! Ten open-access papers on grudges, hope, authenticity, virtue, and more. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🧠 What makes us rational? In “Reasoning, Rationality, and (In)Coherence,” Hossein Ayati argues that good reasoning can explain both why our beliefs and intentions clash and whether we respond well to reasons. 📖 New in JAPA, free to read: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Reasoning, Rationality, and (In)Coherence | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Reasoning, Rationality, and (In)Coherence

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📣 Just published in JAPA: B.M. Waked’s “Counterfactual Bodies, Ableism, and Oppression as Possibilia.” Waked asks when imagining disabled people without their disabilities becomes not merely counterfactual thinking, but a manifestation of ableism. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Counterfactual Bodies, Ableism, and Oppression as Possibilia | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Counterfactual Bodies, Ableism, and Oppression as Possibilia

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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

Contemporary Accounts of Patience (and Other Virtues) | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Contemporary Accounts of Patience (and Other Virtues)

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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

What Is It to Hold a Grudge? | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

What Is It to Hold a Grudge?

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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....

Knowing How to be Vicious | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Knowing How to be Vicious

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

📢 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.

Appraisive Things | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Appraisive Things

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

✨ 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....

From Shattered Dreams to Dreams in the Making: Martin Luther King, Jr. on Transforming Disappointment Through Hope into Determination | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Co...

From Shattered Dreams to Dreams in the Making: Martin Luther King, Jr. on Transforming Disappointment Through Hope into Determination

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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

The Value of Authenticity for Meaning in Life | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

The Value of Authenticity for Meaning in Life

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎉 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....

An Initial Sketch of Sor Juana’s Virtue Epistemology | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

An Initial Sketch of Sor Juana’s Virtue Epistemology

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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.

Social Construction of Emotions 3.0 | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Social Construction of Emotions 3.0

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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.

Ordinary Cruelty: Explaining Misogyny without Dehumanization | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Ordinary Cruelty: Explaining Misogyny without Dehumanization

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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

How to Speak an Alien Language | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

How to Speak an Alien Language

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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....

If God is Existence, the Universe is God | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

If God is Existence, the Universe is God

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📢 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

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🧠 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....

Rejecting the Question | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Rejecting the Question

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

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

Real Dehumanization | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Real Dehumanization

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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....

Enemies | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Enemies - Volume 11 Issue 4

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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....

No Easy Compatibilism | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

No Easy Compatibilism

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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....

Enemies | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🧠 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.

A Functional Analysis of Self-Deception | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

A Functional Analysis of Self-Deception

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📢 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

Welfare Subjects and Autopoiesis | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Welfare Subjects and Autopoiesis

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

You might also be interested in the recent article by the same authors, "Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers?", published in the Journal of the APA. doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

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

Loneliness and Ressentiment | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Loneliness and Ressentiment

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🚨 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

Disagreement, Public Reason, and Epistemic Abstinence | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Disagreement, Public Reason, and Epistemic Abstinence

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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...

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

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....

Friendship with the Ancients by Helen De Cruz

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🎉 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

Friendships Need to Go Wrong in Order to Go Right | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Friendships Need to Go Wrong in Order to Go Right

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

📣 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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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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

What Do We Owe Our Genetic Relatives? | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

What Do We Owe Our Genetic Relatives?

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

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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Imagine there was a magical pill, one that allowed you to skip sleeping but gave you all the health benefits that sleep provides: you’d take the pill and you would feel rested and ready to go on worki...

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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!

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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....

Three Puzzles with Ad Hominem Arguments | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Three Puzzles with Ad Hominem Arguments

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

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

A Puzzle About Anti-Factives | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

A Puzzle About Anti-Factives

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

🚨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....

Mind-Independence, Realism, and Reality | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Mind-Independence, Realism, and Reality

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🚨 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

Metaphysical Rationalism Requires Grounding Indeterminism | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Metaphysical Rationalism Requires Grounding Indeterminism

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"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....

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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.

Race, Culture, and the Horizons of Agency: Kant’s Racism, Systematically Understood | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core

Race, Culture, and the Horizons of Agency: Kant’s Racism, Systematically Understood

Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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.

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