Developing Your Public Outreach as a Philosopher Workshop

Melissa Jacquart (University of Cincinnati)

Public philosophy & philosophy outreach are experiencing a surge in popularity. However, many philosophers have little to no formal training in how to do effective publicly engaged philosophy. In this workshop, I provide a guide for philosophers interested in pursuing publicly engaged philosophy. We will first review a basic theoretical framework for pursuing publicly engaged philosophy, which draws significantly on learner-centered education. Next, participants will be guided through the framework’s application to public philosophy, discussing with others questions aimed toward facilitating the development of the participants’ own public philosophy project. Participants will walk away from this workshop with actionable steps to begin their first public engagement endeavor, expand an existing project, or integrate into undergraduate courses as assessments.