Public philosophy is a subfield of philosophy that involves engagement with the public. Jack Russell Weinstein defines public philosophy as "doing philosophy with general audiences in a non-academic setting".[1] It must be undertaken in a public venue but might deal with any philosophical issue. Michael J. Sandel describes public philosophy as having two aspects. The first is to "find in the political and legal controversies of our day an occasion for philosophy". The second is "to bring moral and political philosophy to bear on contemporary public discourse."[2]James Tully emphasizes that public philosophy is done through practice, through the contestable concepts of citizenship, civic freedom, and nonviolence.[3] According to Sharon Meagher, one of the founders of the Public Philosophy Network, "'public philosophy' is not simply a matter of doing philosophy in public, but must also engage with the community it finds itself in."[4]
Jack Russell Weinstein, director of The Institute for Philosophy In Public Life, contends that although it is commonplace to argue that public philosophy promotes democracy, this argument assumes philosophers are better citizens than non-philosophers.[8]
^Weinstein, Jack Russell (2014). "Public Philosophy: Introduction". Essays in Philosophy. 15 (1): 1–4. doi:10.7710/1526-0569.1485.
^Sandel, Michael J. (2005). Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 5. ISBN0-674-01928-8. OCLC 60321410.
^Tully, James (2008). Public Philosophy in a New Key: Volume 1, Democracy and Civic Freedom. Ideas in Context series. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 3, 243–309. ISBN978-0-521-44961-8.
^Sharon M. Meagher. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^Posner, Richard A. (2003). Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline (paperback ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 320–321. ISBN0-674-01246-1. OCLC 491547976.
^Weinstein, Jack Russell (2014). "What Does Public Philosophy Do? (Hint: It Does Not Make Better Citizens)". Essays in Philosophy. 15 (1): 33–57. doi:10.7710/1526-0569.1488.[permanent dead link]
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