‘public philosophy’ today (ppt): new opp blog series
opp cordially invites your questioning of our title term in our new blog series ‘public philosophy’ today…
the series aims to constantly return to our roots without fixing the meaning of the terms at play. (this is a public endeavour.)
in turn 1, the first iteration of our journal, one of our thematic questions asked (and specific interviews like Dr Alice Crary and Dr Amia Srinivasan responded to) the same this series asks you to respond to:
what could ‘public philosophy’ do for philosophy today?
this is an open question. the term has been used in various times and places and is also being shaped in different ways today. we welcome considerations of the term’s uses and abuses, how it might be used productively, or another take.
we ask you to speak to ways the term 'public philosophy' might be variously understood and used or abused, in the past, present, or future, with the aim of articulating different conceptions for debate, informed use, and evaluation collectively and individually.
you are welcome to share an independent piece, to respond to another’s post when the series is going, or to propose making a contribution with a collaborator. you are also welcome to challenge the form of typical philosophical work and to make aesthetic and music requests which can be discussed on an individual basis.
we pursue this titular question in order to invite our audience to close consideration of terms being employed and uttered in their world – with influence that matters. we encourage close attention to the effects and possibilities of language.
your philosophical work and initiatives are deeply inspirational and instructive to our group that aspires to create space for more diverse philosophy and the transformations available through broader participation.
