“The New Basics: Public”: An essay by Ian Olasov
What is public philosophy? In this essay, US-based public philosophy pioneer Ian Olasov looks at the many different places public philosophy is happening, the questions it is asking, the methods it is using, and the purposes it serves. He then goes onto ask why public philosophy is itself philosophically interesting, looking at the relationship betwen public philosophy and activism, epistemology, and the history of philosophy. You can read Ian’s essay here.
P.S. Ian’s essay is the final one from our “New Basics” series. The archive of all 46 essays on topics related to “Planet”, “Society”, “Person”, and “Philosophy” can be found here.