The PPN Group Session at the 2022 Pacific APA in Vancouver is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13, 6pm - 8pm.
This session will be structured as a panel discussion, with Michael Burroughs, Vice President for PPN acting as moderator. The discussants will include Tiffany Tsantsoulas (California State University, Bakersfield), Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr. (Occidental College), Perry Zurn (American University), Kristopher Phillips (Southern Utah University), and Ian Olasov (City University of New York).
The discussants will be giving their thoughts on questions about public philosophy as a form of scholarship, including:
In your view, what counts as public philosophy research? Does philosophical research that addresses or connects (in any way) to pressing issues in the world count as "public philosophy" research? Or is public philosophy research of a more specific kind with distinct aims and styles of approach?
What role can research play in advancing public philosophy in our profession and discipline?
Are there strategic areas of research or focal points that should be prioritized in order to grow the field of public philosophy in constructive directions?
In contrast to traditional forms of philosophical scholarship, public philosophy is often thought of as a practice-focused form of philosophy, including diverse forms of engaged activity in collaboration with communities beyond the university. What is public philosophy research in this understanding, given that research is often written for and by professional philosophers?