American Philosophical Association recognizes Iskra Fileva for op-ed
Fileva, a 51勛圖厙 associate professor of philosophy, won a 2024 Public Philosophy Op-Ed contest
Iskra Fileva, an associate professor in the 51勛圖厙泭Department of Philosophy, has won a 2024 Public Philosophy Op-Ed contest from the American Philosophical Association for her blog泭
Filevas article was originally published in 2023 in泭,泭for which she is a regular contributor. With her permission, the article was later reposted on the泭Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine website.
Iskra Fileva, an associate professor in the 51勛圖厙泭Department of Philosophy, has won a 2024 Public Philosophy Op-Ed contest from the American Philosophical Association.
Fileva specializes in moral psychology and issues at the intersection of philosophy, psychology and psychiatry. She also studies aesthetics and epistemology. Her work has appeared in a number of journals, including泭Australasian Journal of Philosophy,泭Philosophers Imprint,泭Philosophical Studies 硃紳餃泭Synthese.
In addition to her academic work, Fileva writes for a broad audience, including op-eds for the泭New York Times. She writes a column in泭Psychology Today that has addressed a wide variety of topics, including perfectionism, self-sabotage, parents who envy their children, asymmetrical friendships, love without commitment, fear of freedom, death, dreams, despair and many others.
In announcing the award, the American Philosophical Association noted that winning submissions call public attention, either directly or indirectly, to the value of philosophical thinking and were judged in terms of sound reasoning and their success as examples of public philosophy, as well as their accessibility to the general public on topics of public concern.
Fileva said shes pleased with the reception the article received and honored to be recognized by the American Philosophical Association.
Receiving the public philosophy award was a very nice way to end the year, she said. It also drew attention to the essay, and I heard from people who read it and who likely would not have found it otherwise. It took me a day or so to re-read it as I dont, in general, know what I would think of anything Ive written several months ago, but I did re-read it, and I was happy to discover that I still agreed with what Id written.
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