Public Philosophy Journal


Institutional supporters

2021-22

Kegley Institute of Ethics, CSU Bakersfield

Center for Public Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz

Philosophy Department, Salisbury University

Levitt Public Affairs Center, Hamilton College

Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University

Philosophy Department, George Mason University

2019-2020

Michigan State University

Kegley Institute of Ethics, CSU Bakersfield

Levitt Public Affairs Center, Hamilton College

Center for Public Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz

2020-21

Kegley Institute of Ethics, CSU Bakersfield

Center for Public Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz

Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University

2018-19

Emory University

Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University

University of North Texas


Centers and Initiatives



Non-profits and Foundations

PLATO - Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization: Pre-college philosophy

SOPHIA - Society of Philosophers in America: Building communities of philosophical conversation

National High School Ethics Bowl - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The Kettering Foundation: Promoting research on democracy

Marc Sanders Foundation: Advancing the public intellectual good


founding members

The Public Philosophy Network was founded in 2010 by a group of public philosophers convened by Ellen Feder and Sharon Meagher. The first conference was held the following year. In 2019, the organization incorporated. We thank these people for their material support before the regular membership period began in July 2020.

Dustyn Addington
Karl Aho
Ben Almassi
Adam Blazej
Lissandro Botelho
Adam Briggle
Evelyn Brister
Michael Burroughs
Evgenia Cherkasova
Brian Collins
Parish Conkling
John Corvino
Deepanwita Dasgupta
Lacey Davidson
Jill Delston
A. Todd Franklin
Robert Frodeman
Stavroula Glezakos
Susan Hawthorne
Ramona Ilea
Lisa Kretz
Crystal L’Hôte

Andrew Light
Christopher P. Long
Noelle McAfee
David McClean
Cherie McGill
Nancy McHugh
Lee McIntyre
Matthew McKeon
Frank V McMillan
Donald Morris
Ian Olasov
Kelly Parker
Kyle Robertson
Mark Sanders
Naomi Scheman
Kenneth Stikkers
Ronald Sundstrom
Paul B. Thompson
Kevin Timpe
Joseph Tuminello
Judy Whipps
Alexander Wolf-Root