The Public Philosophy Initiative at Boston College builds a community of graduate students exploring how philosophical inquiry can support real-world problem-solving.
BOSTON COLLEGE · THE PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY INITIATIVE
Technical workshops, connections with practitioners, and an expanding network of scholars and students working across public issues.
Hands-on technical workshops and discussions about the ethics and methods of public philosophy.
Explore About →02 / COMMUNITYMeet students, alumni, faculty and public philosophy exemplars across disciplines.
Explore Community →03 / RESOURCESReflective exercises, applied skills and resources to shape public philosophy projects.
Explore Resources →Historical event highlights from PPI, including workshops exploring philosophical pedagogy and climate justice in 2025.
A third workshop on the role of philosophical pedagogy in mobilizing political will for climate justice. Michaila Peters reflects on the COP29 experience and the relationship of philosophical education to activism.
A workshop featuring Meica Danielle Magnani on changing paradigms of sustainability through land-based teaching and field experiences.
An exploration of philosophical teaching, Indigenous knowledge, and climate justice with a Wisdom Keepers delegation and Dayana Blanco.
“PPI contributes to enlarging what philosophy studies, how philosophy engages the wider world beyond the academy, and who does philosophy and in what context.”
Gregory Fried · Faculty Advisor, PPI
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