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2 responses to “How do you do public philosophy / community outreach and engagement?”

1. Anonymous

   August 24, 2026

   I do public philosophy on my Substack, Philosophy for Good, https://substack.com/@billvanderburgh. I have a general category where I publish whatever is on my mind (latest on why I don’t do much about AI cheating in my classes), a series on philosophy in science fiction, and series on philosophy of religion and public life. Been a little inactive in 2026 because of health issues, but getting back to it. Sustaining it consistently enough to grow is the major challenge.

   I’ve written a few op eds, I’ve done a few visits to high school classes, I’ve given some talks for general audiences, and I’ve got a couple philosophical books for non-experts in the works.

   Folks interested in Public Philosophy should know about the workshop called Beyond the Ivory Tower, https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/workshop. Next deadline early Oct.

   Also https://blog.apaonline.org/category/public-philosophy/

   And https://marcsandersfoundation.org/public-philosophy/philosophy-in-the-media/. I can’t tell from a quick look if their activities have wrapped up, but there are some resources on that page.

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2. Matias

   August 25, 2026

   “I was once asked by a teacher at a local charter middle and high school that focuses on environmental stewardship and hands-on outdoor learning to give a talk about environmental philosophies for the student body.”

   I think this sounds like a nice idea (if the schedules had aligned)!

   I have written some essays popularizing my research, as well as been invited to podcast/radio shows, and given public lectures at community college -like places. The nicest experience of all was being asked, in my native Finnish, to answer the question “What is time?” for a newspaper’s children’s science section. The question came from a two-and-a-half-year-old girl!

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