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Shanti Chu is an Assistant Professor and co-chair of the department of philosophy at the College of Lake County. She has published on applied philosophy topics relating to multiracial identity and food ethics. Shanti has been a guest on several podcasts relating to food, philosophy, education, and social justice. She is the founder and writer Continue reading →

Jeanne Proust has studied Humanities, Philosophy and Visual Arts in Bordeaux, Berlin, and Paris. She has been teaching Philosophy for the last 12 years in the US and is currently the interim director of the Center for Public Philosophy (UC Santa Cruz). Her PhD dissertation (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) focused on the pathologies of the Continue reading →

Jared L Talley was born and raised in rural Idaho and now seeks to help these communities adapt and thrive in a changing world. He is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies in Boise State University’s School of Public Service and a policy consultant for the Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation. An environmental philosopher Continue reading →

David W. Concepción is professor of philosophy at Ball State University. He has received six university and two national teaching awards, as well as a national prize for his research on teaching. He is a past-president of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers , past-chair of the American Philosophical Association Committee on Teaching, and editor-in-chief Continue reading →

Jason Swartwood is an instructor of philosophy at Saint Paul College in St. Paul, Minnesota. His work on the skills of practical ethics helps him engage community groups, professionals, and young people in moral reasoning that matters in their lives. What type(s) of civically engaged philosophy do you do? One of the things I love Continue reading →

Philosophers Fight Climate Change Series This interview series highlights the exciting ways philosophers engage the public to combat a central crisis of our time. Ben Mylius is an Australian writer and lawyer, specializing in environmental political theory and jurisprudence. He is currently completing a PhD at Columbia, and is Founding Convenor of the Columbia Climate Continue reading →

Tyler Zimmer is assistant instructional professor and assistant director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. His public philosophical work centers on gentrification, policing, sexual violence, and economic justice. What types of civically engaged/public philosophy do you do? I’m a professional philosopher, but I also have a long-term commitment Continue reading →

Daniel Munro is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He encourages students to explore philosophical themes using digital media. Which of your courses get students out of the classroom? What project(s) do your students do? In my recent “Minds and Machines” course, I offered students the option to Continue reading →

Philosophers Fight Climate Change This interview series highlights the exciting ways philosophers engage the public to combat a central crisis of our time. Evelyn Brister is professor and philosophy program director in the department of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is also president of the Public Philosophy Network. What type(s) of civically Continue reading →

Mylan Engel Jr. is Presidential Teaching Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University. He specializes in epistemology, ethics, and practical ethics, especially animal ethics, environmental ethics, global justice, and the philosophy of food. Why do you choose to ask students to do civic engagement projects? What do you like about teaching this way? Continue reading →