A Companion to Public Philosophy (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Foreword
Part I Public Philosophy and Its Problems
	Chapter 1 What Is Public Philosophy?
		Notes
	Chapter 2 The Professionalization of Philosophy: From Athens to the APA and Beyond
		1 From Socrates to Kant: Pre-professional Public Philosophy
		2 The Discipline and the Professionalization of Philosophy
		3 The Rise of Public Philosophy within and against the Disciplinary Matrix
		References
	Chapter 3 Rekindling Public Philosophy
	Chapter 4 The Case Against Public Philosophy
		1 The Case Against Academic Philosophy
		2 Amateur Philosophy as a Good in Itself
		3 The Problem of Expertise
		4 Public Philosophy as Professional Philosophy
		5 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5 The Value of Public Philosophy
		1 Why Public Philosophy?
		2 The Value of Public Philosophy to the Public
			2.1 Classification
			2.2 Criticism
			2.3 Translation
			2.4 Expansion
			2.5 Reflection
			2.6 Normativity
		3 The Value of Public Philosophy to Philosophers
		4 The Value of Public Philosophy to Universities
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		References
Part II Locations and Impacts
	Chapter 6 Feminist Bioethics as Public Practice1
		1 The Emergence of Feminist Bioethics
		2 Relational Autonomy
		3 Standpoint Theory
		4 Intersectionality
		5 The Black Mamas Matter Alliance
		6 Concluding Thoughts
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 7 Disability, Bioethics, and the Duty to Do Public Philosophy During a Global Pandemic
		1 Introduction
		2 Disability, Illness, and Systemic Discrimination in Triage Protocols
		3 Ethical Reasons
		4 Epistemic Reasons
		5 Prudential Reasons
		6 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8 Philosophy in Public Life in the Latin American and Latinx Traditions: Mexico and Argentina
		1 Introduction
		2 Public Philosophy in Mexico
		3 Public Philosophy in Argentina
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9 Africana Public Philosophy and Its Critique of Anti-Black Propaganda
		1 Anti-Black Propaganda in Slavery and the Historical Antecedents of Africana Public Philosophy
		2 Contemporary Violence and the Public’s Reaction to Africana Public Philosophy
		References
	Chapter 10 Earth – A Place for Indigenous Solutions1
		It Is Time to Enact Indigenous Solutions
		1. Hit’é: We Speak from a Place of Powerful Spirit
		2. Nowe: Power Plus Place Equals Personality
		3. NoKa: The Miseducative Nature vs. Culture Dichotomy
		4. Tala: A Reconstruction of the Old Ways
		5. Tc’wahe: We Live Among Relatives, Not Resources
		6. Ichu: Promoting Systems of Life-Enhancement
		7. Laxdju: Beauty Resides in the Difficult Work of Difference
		Ôk’ajU TahA Ôk’âfâTA: (Together We Can Move It Forward!)
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 11 Public Reasoning About the Good Life
		1 What Is the Good Life?
		2 Happiness: The Empirical Evidence
		3 The Challenges of Public Philosophizing About the Good Life
		4 Different Approaches to Public Philosophizing About the Good Life
		References
	Chapter 12 Public Philosophy, Sustainability, and Environmental Problems
		1 Environmental Ethicists’ Crisis of Conscience
		2 Wellsprings of Public Environmental Philosophy
			2.1 Environmental Problems as Wicked Problems
			2.2 Philosophical Problems in the Field
			2.3 Environmental Problems in an Unjust World
		3 The Watershed of Public Environmental Philosophy
		Note
		References
	Chapter 13 Philosophy of Protest and Epistemic Activism
		1 Protest, Silencing, and Epistemic Injustice Against Social Groups
			1.1 Protest as a Complex Communicative Act and the Silencing of Protest
			1.2 Three Kinds of Collective Epistemic Injustice
		2 Epistemic Activism
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 14 Public Philosophy and Deliberative Practices
		Introduction
		1 The Co-emergence of Philosophy and Politics
		2 Definitions of Deliberation
		3 Models and Goals of Deliberative Practice
			3.1 Deliberation as Critical Thinking
			3.2 Epistemic Conceptions of Deliberation
			3.3 Preference-based Models
			3.4 The Discourse-Theoretical Model of Deliberation
			3.5 Decentered Participatory Models of Deliberation
		4 From Public Will to Public Policy
		5 Concluding Thoughts
		References
	Chapter 15 Peace Literacy, Public Philosophy, and Peace Activism
		1 Introduction
		2 Peace Literacy
		3 The Interdependence of Peace Activism and Public Philosophy
			3.1 Anti-Slavery
			3.2 Anti-war Activism
			3.3 Civil Rights
			3.4 Rising Liberatory Movements
		4 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 16 Public Philosophy and Fat Activism
		1 Introduction
		2 Mainstream Philosophical Work
		3 Master Narratives and Counterstories
		4 Counter-Storytelling and Fat Activism
		5 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 17 Public Philosophy in Effective Altruism
		1 Effective Altruism and Its Intellectual Roots
		2 Public Philosophy, Outreach and Engagement, and the Growth of Effective Altruism
		3 Effective Altruism in Public Philosophical Debate
		4 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 18 Public Philosophy and Food: Foodies, Ethics, and Activism
		1 Introduction
		2 Philosophy’s Bland History with Food
		3 Emerging “Foodies” and “Foodie-ism”
		4 The Politicization of Foodie Culture
		5 Philosophy and Animal Consumption
		6 A Shared Meal between Animal Rights’ Decolonial, Anti-Racist, and Feminist Movements
		7 Factory Farming and Sustainability
		8 The Future of Food
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 19 Public Philosophy and Trans Activism
		1 “Activism” as Public Philosophy
		2 Hot Takes as “Public Philosophy”
		3 Dangers of the “Trans Activism” vs. “Public Philosophy” Dichotomy
		4 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part III Modalities
	Chapter 20 Popular Ethics in The Good Place and Beyond
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 21 Welcome to Voice Land: Public Philosophy on the Radio
		Why Public Philosophy?
		Why the Radio?
		Navigating Voice Land
		A Sampling of Contemporary Philosophy on the Radio
		New Frontiers on the New Frontier
		The State of Voice Land
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 22 Public Philosophy Through Film
		Scene 1: Detecting Semblances in Nolan’s Memento
		Scene 2: Avowed and Disavowed Beliefs in Behind the Curve, American History X, and American Psycho
		Scene 3: Learning to Die So That One Can Live: Fight Club, The Ruins, and Malcolm X
		Conclusion: A Cinematic Public Philosophy to Come
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 23 Say What? Talking Philosophy with the Public
		1 Getting Started
		2 Writing Up Your Talk
		3 Delivering Your Talk
		4 Q & A
		5 The Exit
		6 Concluding Thoughts
		Notes
	Chapter 24 Public Philosophy and Popular Culture
		1 How and Why It Started
		2 Different Approaches
		3 Part of the Problem
		4 Money
		5 Getting Involved
		6 Does It Count?
		7 A Conclusion about the Future
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 25 Public Philosophy Through Narrative
		1 Storytelling and the Problem of Vagueness
		2 The Design of Nonfiction
		3 The Enlightenment of Alison Gopnik
		4 Truth, Justification, and Narrative Storytelling
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 26 Philosophy Podcasting
		1 A Variety of Formats
		2 Philosophy as Spoken Word
		3 Diversity
		4 Podcasting and Professional Philosophy
		Notes
	Chapter 27 Philosophical Spaces1
		1 Introduction
		2 Clarifications
		3 Facilitating Philosophy
			3.1 Domain-General Cognitive Facilitation
			3.2 Domain-Specific Cognitive Facilitation
			3.3 Affective Facilitation
			3.4 Relational Facilitation
		4 Opportunities
			4.1 Participation
			4.2 Scale
			4.3 Interstitiality
			4.4 The Discursive Norms of Philosophy
		5 Challenges
			5.1 The Problem of Rapport
			5.2 The Problem of Urban Social Psychology
			5.3 The Problem of the Outsider
		6 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 28 Philosophy in Nature as a Kind of Public Philosophy
		1 Introduction
		2 My Path to Public Philosophy in Nature
		3 The Tour
			3.1 Setting the Scene
			3.2 Dialogue
		4 Challenges and Rewards
		5 Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 29 Philosophical Counseling
		1 Philosophical Counseling as a Mode of Philosophical Practice
		2 What Philosophical Counselors Do
		3 The Relationship between Philosophical Counseling and Psychotherapy
		4 Guidance to Aspiring Philosophical Counselors
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 30 The Transformative Power of Community Engaged Teaching
		1 Domains and Dynamics
		2 Remembering and Understanding
		3 Lessons and Legacies
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 31 Philosophy Through Memes
		1 Philosophy. Through. Memes.
		2 Bricolage
		3 Ownership
		4 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part IV Collaborators
	Chapter 32 Philosophy for Children
		1 History of Philosophy for Children
		2 Methods for Doing Philosophy for Children
		3 Philosophical Sensitivity and the Purposes of Philosophy for Children
		4 Recognition by the Academy and by Schools
		5 Epistemic Injustice and the Philosophical Recognition of Young People
		6 Social Inequalities and Reaching All Young People
		7 Philosophy of Childhood
		8 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 33 Public Philosophy in Prisons
		1 Introduction
		2 Epistemic Injustice and Critical Pedagogy
		3 The Narratization of the Oppressed
		4 Hermeneutical Monopoly
		5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 35 Philosophical Collaborations with Activists
		1 Philosophical Interpretations of Activism
		2 Activists as Subjects of Philosophical Research
		3 Professional Philosophers as Scholar-Activists
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 35 Getting Close: Philosophers Engage with Government and NGOS
		1 Introduction
		2 The Spirit of Public Philosophy
		3 Education and Training for Public Philosophy
		4 Work with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
			4.1 Women’s Health Organizations
			4.2 Electronic and Digital Privacy
			4.3 Mental Health Policy
			4.4 National Academies
		5 Federal Government Committees and Commissions
			5.1 National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research
			5.2 Bioethics Commission
		6 State Government
			6.1 Pennsylvania Board of Continuing Judicial Education
		7 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 36 Healthcare Ethics Consultation as Public Philosophy
		Introduction
		1 The Emergence of Healthcare Ethics as Public Philosophy
		2 The Core Philosophical Content of Healthcare Ethics
		3 Healthcare Ethics Case Consultation
		4 Healthcare Ethics Education and Policy Development
		5 Professionalization and the Future Role of Philosophers
		6 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 37 Ethics Consulting in Industry
		1 What Does (Some) Ethics Consulting in Industry Look Like?
		2 Three Areas of Focus for Ethics Consulting
		3 Two Kinds of Ethics Consulting: Pursuing the Good vs. Avoiding the Bad
		4 A Broader View of Ethics Outside Academia
		5 Why Do Businesses Care about Ethics Enough to Spend Money on Ethics Consultants?
		6 Getting Beyond the Walls of Academia
	Chapter 38 Interactions Between Professionalized and Non-Professionalized Philosophers
		1 Where Does Philosophy Belong?
		2 How Professional and “Outsider” Philosophers May Help Each Other
		3 The Perils and Promises of Outsider and Professional Collaborations
		References
Part V Looking Forward
	Chapter 39 Troubling the “Public” in and Through Philosophy
		Note
		References
	Chapter 40 Esse est Percipi: Public Relations for Philosophers
		1 What Is PR, and Why Do You Need It?
			1.1 Extending Your Reach
			1.2 Trust by Proxy
		2 Ground Rules in Media Relations
			2.1 Don’t Be a Flake
			2.2 Here Comes the Pitch
			2.3 Know Your Audience
			2.4 Connect the Dots to Show Relevance
			2.5 Whom Should I Contact?
			2.6 No Need to Be Coy
			2.7 What to Expect When You’re Expecting
		3 Media Interviews
			3.1 Press Releases
			3.2 Advance Preparations
		4 Writing for the Media
			4.1 Writing with Style
		5 Closing Thoughts
			5.1 Helping Yourself
			5.2 Helping the Profession – and Society
		References
	Chapter 41 Institutional Challenges to Public Philosophy
		1 The Two-Lives Problem
		2 Two-Lives Revisited: Responding to Challenges
			2.1 Reframing Evaluation
			2.2 Organizational Collaboration
		3 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 42 The Future of Public Philosophy
		1 Being a Public Philosopher
		2 Experience-Building in Public Philosophy
		3 The Future of Public Philosophy Is Being Built Now
		References
		Recommended Resources
Index
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