Democratizing Philosophy
Stub • 196 Words • Philosophy, 2024 • 11/04/2024
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How can we democratize access to philosophy?
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In line with Expanding The Market for Philosophy, we must democratize access to it.
What prevents people from engaging with philosophy?
- Philosophy is not visible
- Philosophy is seen as pretentious
- Philosophy is not accessible
- Not taught in many places other than colleges
- Accessible Philosophy Books
- Book: The Philosopher’s Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods
- Zeno Apps
- Seen as irrelevant
- not related to STEM
- not many (or any?) jobs
- Seen as too abstract or not having answers
How might we involve children in learning philosophy?
There are already Philosophical Outreach Programs, so we need to fund them and research what creates the best outcomes.
- Community Outreach | Parr Center for Ethics
- Wisdom’s Edge Foundation
- Philosophy Outreach Program of Colorado (POPCO)
- Outreach | Philosophy | Western Michigan University
- Outreach and Public Engagement | UIowa
- Public Philosophy and Outreach | Daily Nous
- POP – Philosophical Outreach for Indiana High Schools