What is Public Philosophy?
IN THIS LESSON
“Public Philosophy” is an increasingly popular, broadly applied professional label. What are all the ways folks are impacting the world with philosophy?
At PPI, we are interested in innovating new forms of public philosophy, but also paying serious attention to the ethics of public philosophy, and doing meaningful public philosophy.
A good place to start is asking what is meant by public philosophy, and perusing the various models that are out there.
Corporate Ethics consulting. Policy Analysis. Community-Based Research. Philosophy in Prisons. Philosophy 4 Children (P4C). Philosophical Pod-casting. Op-Eds. Public-Facing writing. Working for non-profits as a philosopher. These are but a few of the many forms public philosophy can come in.
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Here are some readings and resources to give an overview and specific examples of the kinds of public philosophy becoming popular in the philosophical world.
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Attached is a volume that asks the question, "What is Public Philosophy?" as well as offers various examples of public philosophy across its chapters. Editor Ian Olasov is a friend of PPI, and would be happy to chat with those who are interested in more details!
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