Journal of Applied Philosophy
The Journal of Applied Philosophy is a leading forum for academic publication in all areas of applied philosophy. It is edited by Avery Kolers (University of Louisville) with the assistance of seven Associate Editors and an International Advisory Board. The Journal is published by Wiley on behalf of the Society.
As well as submitted articles, the journal also publishes the Society’s annual lecture and review articles. To sign up for content alerts, browse a free sample issue, or to submit an article to the journal, please visit the journal’s website at our publisher.
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28 – 30 June, St Anne’s College,
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Recent Articles
- Using Affirmative Action as a Tiebreaker
- On the Morality of Killing Human Shields
- On Being Aesthetic Unequals: The Case of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
- Carbon Dividends: An Integrationist Approach
- The Ethics of Combatting Pernicious Ideological Beliefs
- Anthropomorphism, False Beliefs, and Conversational AIs: How Chatbots Undermine Users' Autonomy
- Misunderstanding Epistemic Injustice: The Case of Chronic Pain Reports
- Issue Information
- The Moral Evaluation of Repeated Risks
- African Philosophic Sagacity in Selected African Languages. W. Lajul, 2024. London, Palgrave Macmillan. 266 pp, £119.99 (hb) £119.99 (pb)
- Consent Matters. R.E. Goodin, 2024. Oxford, Oxford University Press. xiv + 255 pp, $110.00 (hb)
- Where Is My Cut? Justifying Resale Rights
- Absence: On the Culture and Philosophy of the Far East. B.‐C. Han, 2023. Transl. D. Steuer. Cambridge, Polity Press. vii + 115 pp, $51.77 (hb) $12.17 (pb)
- Moderate Structural Exploitation
- Meaning in the Lives of Children
- Why It Is Not Unreasonable to Fear Terrorism by Eran Fish
- Global Displacement in the Twenty‐First Century. Phillip Cole, 2022. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press. 290 pp, £85.00 (hb) by Gabriele De Angelis
- The Difficulty of Making Good Work Available to All by Pascal Brixel
- The Political Privacy Dilemma: Private Lives and Public Office by John William Devine
- Edibility and In Vitro Meat: Ethical Considerations. Rachel Robison‐Greene, 2022. Lanham, Lexington Books. x + 150 pp, £73.00 (hb) by Kyle Johannsen
- Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility. Martha Nussbaum, 2023. New York, Simon & Schuster. 400 pp, $28.99 (hb) by B.V.E. Hyde
- When Is Work Unjust? Confronting the Choice between ‘Pluralistic’ and ‘Unifying’ Approaches by Sarah C. Goff
- Why Refugees Should Be Enfranchised by Zsolt Kapelner
- Non‐Ideal Epistemology. Robin McKenna, 2023. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 224 pp, £60.00 (hb) by Jack Idris Sagar
- Issue Information
- Robot Ethics. M. Coeckelbergh, 2022. Cambridge, MIT Press. vii + 191 pp, $16.95 (pb) by Nicholas Barrow
- Online Hate: Is Hate an Infectious Disease? Is Social Media a Promoter? by Mihaela Popa‐Wyatt
- Throwing the Embryos out with the Bathwater? A Novel Evaluation of the Value of Embryos by Megan Kitts
- A Dissolution of the Repugnant Conclusion by Roberto Fumagalli
- ‘I Am a Man’: Countering Oppression through Appeal to Kind Membership by Suzy Killmister
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Latest News
Society for Applied Philosophy Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme
The Society has launched a Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme for researchers in applied philosophy who are within two years of receiving their PhD. Up to two one-year fellowships, worth £16,000 each, will be awarded each year to support post-doctoral research to
In memoriam: Brenda Almond
The SAP is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Brenda Almond, Emeritus Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy at the University of Hull. Professor Almond co-founded the SAP with Anthony O’Hear in 1982. She devoted many years to
SAP sponsored event: Social Ontology 2023
In Family law it is well known that Parents have a duty to support their children. This is the basis by which the state can impose child support on divorcing parents.