What is public philosophy
Keywords:
Public philosophy. Explication. Philosophy of the sciences. Public intellectual.Abstract
In this article, I propose a new definition of public philosophy. In light of Carnap’s criteria for the explication of a concept, I argue that the proposed definition is more precise, similar enough to current uses of the expression, and more philosophically and socially fruitful than extant definitions. I then present what I take to be the three paradigmatic types of public philosophy as well as two hybrid cases. In short, I define public philosophy as philosophy addressed to an audience outside of philosophy in response to that audience’s interests or research goals.
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