I am so pleased to announce that the Journal of Public Philosophy, Volume 1, Issue 1, is at #1 on Amazon's New Releases in Epistemology.
Summer Productivity
Last year at Paradise Valley Community College we hosted eight lectures in our Public Philosophy Lecture Series. Out of that effort, a few philosophy professors and I developed the Public Philosophy Society (PPS), a professional organization for students, scholars, and patrons to further pursue discussion together. We have been meeting live, online, for two months... Continue Reading →
What is the Public Philosophy Society?
I am one of the founding members of the Public Philosophy Society. It is a professional organization growing naturally out of the public lectures that have been held at PVCC and ASU West over the last two years. A group of like-minded philosophers in the Phoenix area wanted to keep the conversation going, so we... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! 2018 was a big year for local philosophy. The PVCC Public Philosophy lecture series hosted nine public lectures. In addition to the PVCC lecture series, I participated in the ASU Philosophy Out West lecture series and the GCC God and Truth panel discussion. Audio recordings of lectures from 2018 may be found... Continue Reading →
Exciting News
New book by Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton: Retrieving Knowledge.
Religion and the Secular after Disenchantment
https://youtu.be/wJmB2LzGN4o Here is the link to my talk on "Religion and the Secular after Disenchantment" at GCC on October 23, 2018.
Socrates and the Sophists
https://youtu.be/l5rWx9bzPwc Here is an outline of my talk on Socrates and the Sophists. Audio recording of the talk
Public Philosophy in Phoenix
To share all of the public philosophy events in the Phoenix area, we created a website to serve as a "hub" for Valleywide events. Be sure to check out the "Calendar" tab. To find out more about public philosophy, check out the "About us" tab.