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) and Tina Rulli (University of California, Davis) with the assistance of six 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.
SAP Annual Conference
SAP Annual Conference 2026
03 – 05 July
University of Edinburgh, JMCC
Recent Articles
- 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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Membership includes online access to the Journal of Applied Philosophy, as well as a reduced fee for the Society’s annual conference. Members can also apply for event funding through the Society’s grant scheme.
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Latest News
SAP Annual Lecture 2025 — Society as a Common Possession: Membership and Solidarity in Diverse Societies, Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University)
Annual Lecture 2025: Society as a Common Possession: Membership and Solidarity in Diverse Societies, Professor Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University). The lecture will take place at 6.00 -7.00pm (UTC/GMT +0) on Wednesday 12 November at the Dickson Poon School of Law,
Funding Opportunities and Awards
The society is proud to support a range of activities in applied philosophy: • Event Funding of up to £3000. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 May, 01 September.) • Doctoral Scholarships (up to £10,000 in year of award) – Awards are
Society for Applied Philosophy — Annual Conference 2026
The Society’s 2026 conference will take place at University of Edinburgh, JMCC. Papers will be given on a wide range of topics across the field of applied philosophy (Authors of papers selected for inclusion in the programme can confirm or
[SAP Sponsored Event] Public Reason Across Time and Space: New Voices and Perspectives
Wednesday 11 December 2025 9.00-9.15 Welcome and introduction Sala Von Appen 9.15-10.15 Keynote Speaker 1: Carlos Peña (Universidad Diego Portales): TBC Sala Von Appen 10.15-10.45 Coffee 1 10.45-12.45 Panel 1 (In person) Sala Entel 2 Animal Rights, the Problem of Stability, and the Political Responsibility
[SAP Sponsored Event] Philosophy, Misinformation, and Artificial Intelligence
With a quarter of the twenty-first century already behind us, the disruption brought about by changes in information communication technology is very much characteristic of our ‘new normal’. And yet while these transformations – whether for better or for worse – are hardly unfamiliar to us, in many ways we
[SAP Sponsored Event] Sex, Deception & Consent
There has been growing debate in recent years around whether lying to someone to get them to have sex with you could in some circumstances constitute what has come to be termed “rape by deception”. Crudely speaking, the crux of the debate is this: if unconsented-to sex constitutes rape, and