The Public Philosophy Network group session
at the 2024 Pacific Division Meeting of the APA
The Public Philosophy Network is inviting proposals for the group session at the upcoming Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, to be held March 20th to 23rd, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. We are interested in proposals for individual papers, traditional sessions (a set of papers on a common topic to be presented and discussed), and/or workshops (interactive sessions designed to teach participants how to practice innovative or under-recognized forms of public philosophy).
Possible topics include:
Reflections on the philosophical significance of the practice of public philosophy
The history of public philosophy
Comparative or global approaches to public philosophy
The relationship between philosophy and activism
Empirical studies of the impact of public philosophy projects
Public engagement surrounding ethics and technology
Reports on innovative public philosophy projects
Proposals for individual papers should include a title, the name and affiliation of the presenter, and an abstract of no more than 300 words. Proposals for traditional sessions should include the name of the session, the title of each paper, the name and affiliation of the presenter(s) of each paper, and an abstract for each paper of no more than 300 words. Proposals for workshops should include a title, the name and affiliation of the workshop facilitators, and a description of the goals and activities to be conducted at the workshop of no more than 300 words. (Proposals will be anonymized for review internally.)
Proposals should be emailed to PPN Vice President Ian Olasov (ianolasov@gmail.com) no later than September 13th, 2023. Submitters will be notified whether their proposals have been accepted by September 27th.