How to survive a crisis: reclaiming philosophy as a public practice
| Autor: | Michael D. Burroughs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Higher education
business.industry General Arts and Humanities 05 social sciences 050301 education General Social Sciences Environmental ethics 06 humanities and the arts Limiting 0603 philosophy ethics and religion lcsh:Social Sciences lcsh:H 060302 philosophy Sociology Everyday life business 0503 education General Economics Econometrics and Finance General Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Palgrave Communications, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2055-1045 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/s41599-018-0163-z |
| Popis: | Philosophy is often understood as an isolated discipline in higher education, as a form of study removed from the concerns of everyday life and the majority of the public. Although philosophy is, in one sense, a professional discipline in higher education, this conception is limiting and severely underdetermines possibilities for philosophy as a public practice. As a public practice, philosophy and those who practice it can engage with pressing problems and collaborate with stakeholders beyond the academy toward the end of improving our communities. Practicing and supporting philosophy as a public practice is important both for our communities and, ultimately, for greater understanding and appreciation of professional philosophy. Doing so, however, requires significant changes in conceptions of legitimate philosophical practice and, in turn, systems of evaluation and support for publicly engaged philosophers in our institutions and departments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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