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Public Philosophy Call for Proposals

The Public Philosophy Network invites proposals by September 15 for its fourth conference on Advancing Public Philosophy, Boulder, Colorado, February 8 to 10, 2018. Originally scheduled to take place in Denton, Texas, the organizers changed the venue due to the  recent passage of a discriminatory Texas law that prompted California to issue a ban against state-funded travel… Continue reading Public Philosophy Call for Proposals

Public Philosophy, on tap not on top

Over at Daily Nous a conversation is ongoing about public philosophy — who is doing it and what the public might want from it. This seems a good time to link to a document that Sharon Meagher wrote for the Kettering Foundation a few years ago, especially to make the point that the public-philosopher relationship… Continue reading Public Philosophy, on tap not on top

2013 Advancing Public Philosophy CFP

Calling all philosophers who do publicly engaged work.  The Public Philosophy Network’s second conference on Advancing Public Philosophy is scheduled for March 14-16, 2013, right here at Emory University.  Here’s the call for proposals: The Public Philosophy Network invites proposals for its second conference on Advancing Publicly Philosophy. The conference will include a mix of… Continue reading 2013 Advancing Public Philosophy CFP

Notes from Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy Conference

I am only now catching my breath — in between teaching and before I head off to my next conference — to stop and reflect on the Public Philosophy Network’s first conference.  Never mind the bias that I was a co-chair.  I just helped throw the party.  But the party glittered because of everyone who… Continue reading Notes from Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy Conference

Public Philosophy Conference

Advancing Public Philosophy, a conference of the Public Philosophy Network, takes place October 6-8, 2011 in Washington, DC.  Keynote speakers and panelists include William Galston, E. J. Dionne, Elizabeth Minnich, Peter Levine, Thomas Pogge, Mark Sagoff, Marilyn Friedman, and Henry Shue. Andrew Light and I are co-chairing the conference. The conference starts with a plenary… Continue reading Public Philosophy Conference

Call for Proposals — “Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy”

Call for Proposals – Conference:  “Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy” October, 6-8 2011, Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Public Philosophy Network The Public Philosophy Network invites proposals for a Fall 2011 meeting on Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy.  The conference will include a mix of formal and informal sessions on various issues in practical… Continue reading Call for Proposals — “Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy”

Practicing Public Philosophy: Reflection and Dialogue

For those heading to San Francisco for the Pacific meeting of the American Philosophical Association, especially if you don’t want to cross the hotel union’s pickte line, join me off-site for a day-long discussion on public philosophy co-sponsored by the APA committee on Public Philosophy and the Center for Global Ethics (George Mason University). Here are… Continue reading Practicing Public Philosophy: Reflection and Dialogue

Who’s Doing Public Philosophy?

I once read this horrible statistic that maybe four people read any given refereed journal article. Can that be? What a waste of all the energy and thought that goes into this kind of intense writing. And what a shame, we often lament, that writing for “the public” doesn’t count in promotion and tenure decisions.… Continue reading Who’s Doing Public Philosophy?