Daniel J. Peterson

In the Spring 2026 semester, I taught my first-ever course in the philosophy of language at Morehouse College. The course was a blast, and it forced me to both teach and learn about a few topics I’d never studied deeply before. Possibly my favorite unit (and many students’) was on bullshit and propaganda, so, after … More New Article on Lying for 1kwp

Last Wednesday (October 7th, 2026) was the first meeting of the philosophy club I’m leading for students at my local public library. Though I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect for our first session together or how many students (if any) would show up, we had a good number and a great time! Though most … More Philosophy Club at Decatur Library

This past Saturday (9/18/26), I ran my teen/tween philosophy workshop “Wonder, Reason, and Judgement: Exploring Philosophy” at the Decatur Library for the first time since last summer. Though I’ve run this workshop before, this was the first time I actually got to test out my “Philosophy of Art” workshop mini-unit, asking workshop participants (all between … More Workshop and Philosophy Club at Decatur Library

I am excited to announce that my latest paper, “Games in the Philosophy of Science Classroom,” was recently published in the journal Teaching Philosophy! This paper draws on my experience using the game Mastermind in my upper-level Morehouse Philosophy of Science classes and represents an excellent opportunity to bring two of my loves, philosophy and … More New Paper in Teaching Philosophy

My latest article for 1,000-Word Philosophy, Racism: What Makes Something Racist?, is now up! I was excited to write this one as it’s both relevant to my research interest in dehumanization and on a topic I’ve been teaching in my introductory philosophy classes since I started at Morehouse in 2018. I use 1kwp articles for … More New Article on Racism for 1kwp

Back in February, the Morehouse Philosophy and Religion Department hosted our first-ever Morehouse-Atlanta University Center Undergraduate Philosophy Conference (MAUC-UP for short). I am so proud of the students who made this event amazing, from those who presented their papers, to those who gave comments, to those attendees who asked probing questions during the Q&A. The … More MAUC-UP 2026 Recap

Happy New Year! I’m late in posting this (it went up on 12/20 of last year), but my latest article, on causation, is up at 1,000-Word Philosophy. This one was a lot of fun to write, though I am sad that the word count required a change to my original running example; the original was … More “Causation” in 1kwp

As we close out 2025, I’m excited to announce a new short story publication: my story “Career Transmutation” has just been published online at 4-Star Stories! This story has been looking for a home for a very long time – I wrote its first draft in one sitting in a coffee shop back in March … More “Career Transmutation” in 4-Star Stories