The Public Philosophy Journal cultivates and publishes scholarship that is accessible to, relevant for, and shaped by the public.

The Public Sphere
Joined February 2013
Check out Jason Mays's new piece about changing ideas of tenant rights to support just housing practices, now available here. buff.ly/3FDXhGB
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Happy #PeerReviewWeek! Here at PPJ we focus on creating, in the words of cofounder @cplong, "a culture of shared scholarly practice" rooted in community and care. Read more about our process here: buff.ly/3RxRmdq
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We have some exciting things coming up related to #PeerReview—stay tuned!
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🌿 New today: a new collection featuring the work of Philosophy in the Wild. 🌿 Led by Zachary Agoff, Mike Gadomski, and Maja Sidzińska, Philosophy in the Wild explores how doing philosophy in nature shapes that philosophy. buff.ly/3ZkGp0P
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The collection includes work from the 2021 and 2022 meetings—and will continue to grow as other wild works are added.
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Are you working on an amazing, wonderful, brilliant project that you’re not totally sure how to share with the world? 🤯 We’ve got some tips in our brand new #CommonsShowcase blog series. Learn more ➡️ team.hcommons.org/2023/07/20…
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Out today: "Exploring Environmental Justice Year Round in the Greater New Orleans Area" by Siobhain Lash: a children's book depicting a young girl's experiences with the nature around her, with a guide for parents and environmental justice resources. buff.ly/42Ba2ei
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New today: A reflection on TrustWorkers, a photovoice project featuring community health workers. The authors prompt public philosophers broadly to consider how trust plays a role in their work in diverse communities. Read it #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/3nKAXGa
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New today: "What Acceptance Is" by @wdaddario, a philosophical guide to acceptance, "the most excruciating, confounding, and exasperating aspect of grief," that draws on poetry, architecture, music, and more. With a response by Nic Cottone. Read it at buff.ly/42vnK2P
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Out now: "Youth Prisons: Abolition or Reform?" Jason D. Swartwood examines arguments advocating for abolishing youth prisons "so that reformers and abolitionists alike can work together towards justice." buff.ly/3ZLd0eC
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Taiwana Shambley takes up Swartwood's invitation to respond, offering an analysis of youth prisons' oppressive features as a basis for abolition. buff.ly/3MjFDNg
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Out today: "Global Development, Humanitarian Aid, and the Toolbox Dialogue Method." Anna Malavisi & Michael O'Rourke show how philosophy can address challenges in development & humanitarian spaces with techniques developed at @MSUToolbox. #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/3FKXYi4
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Out today, the first article of our 2023 issue! In "(How) Is Prison Philosophy Public?," @sefyfe, @FemHealthCares & @EthicsElizabeth discuss how incarceration complicates ideas of philosophy's publicness and the need to refine ideas of public philosophy. buff.ly/3Tj8WAS
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Reviewers Geoffrey Adelsberg and Sarah Tyson offer a thoughtful response about the importance of this conversation for those working in prisons and the potential of a different concept of "public philosophy." buff.ly/3LoP3X2
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The call for submissions for this year's @PublicPhilNet conference, "Facing Technology: The Role of Public Philosophy," is open! buff.ly/3XlcSBv
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Congrats to editorial advisory board member @tressiemcphd !
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Rounding out our 2021-22 general issue, Sarah Roberts-Cady offers a new way to consider wage gaps that opens up opportunities for policies to address racial and gender-based wage disparities. Check it out here: buff.ly/3FMsFnw
Announcing the launch of our newest collection: Phish and philosophy. Co-edited by Stephanie C. Jenkins @phishedu and Charlie Dirksen, these essay dive deep into connections between Phish, philosophy, and the vibe. buff.ly/3Tyxy76
We've joined Mastodon!! You can find us at buff.ly/3GhTtMQ. We'll still be here on Twitter for the foreseeable future, but we hope to connect with you in the fediverse too.