The early years of Philosophy in the City: A retrospective dialogue
Philosophy in the City (or PinC, as it came to be known) is an outreach programme led by student volunteers from the University of Sheffield's Department of Philosophy. It aims to bring philosophy out of the university and into the wider urban community, stimulating young and older minds throug...
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University of Birmingham Library Services
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| description | Philosophy in the City (or PinC, as it came to be known) is an outreach programme led by student volunteers from the University of Sheffield's Department of Philosophy. It aims to bring philosophy out of the university and into the wider urban community, stimulating young and older minds through events and activities organised with local partners, including schools, charities, and a homeless shelter. Since its inception in 2006, the project has seen hundreds of student volunteers from the university engage in philosophical conversations with thousands of local residents from a wide variety of backgrounds. Sixteen years on, what can we learn from the achievements and shortfalls of this initiative? The present paper is not a systematic review of the project’s history, but a retrospective dialogue between the two authors who both participated in its foundation and its early development: Alexis Artaud de la Ferrière was the project’s first President and Joshua Forstenzer its third. In the course of this dialogue, they revisit the initial motivations and ambitions undergirding the project, discuss the obstacles faced throughout their respective tenures of leadership, and analyse the evolving mission of the project against the backdrop of historic changes in English higher education which occurred during this period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbf36dd6179d478da1007bc7b9efc0c32023-09-27T08:18:05ZengUniversity of Birmingham Library ServicesJournal of Philosophy in Schools2204-24822023-08-0110110.46707/jps.v10i1.180157The early years of Philosophy in the City: A retrospective dialogueAlexis Artaud de La Ferrière0Joshua Forstenzer1Royal HollowayUniversity of SheffieldPhilosophy in the City (or PinC, as it came to be known) is an outreach programme led by student volunteers from the University of Sheffield's Department of Philosophy. It aims to bring philosophy out of the university and into the wider urban community, stimulating young and older minds through events and activities organised with local partners, including schools, charities, and a homeless shelter. Since its inception in 2006, the project has seen hundreds of student volunteers from the university engage in philosophical conversations with thousands of local residents from a wide variety of backgrounds. Sixteen years on, what can we learn from the achievements and shortfalls of this initiative? The present paper is not a systematic review of the project’s history, but a retrospective dialogue between the two authors who both participated in its foundation and its early development: Alexis Artaud de la Ferrière was the project’s first President and Joshua Forstenzer its third. In the course of this dialogue, they revisit the initial motivations and ambitions undergirding the project, discuss the obstacles faced throughout their respective tenures of leadership, and analyse the evolving mission of the project against the backdrop of historic changes in English higher education which occurred during this period.https://account.jps.bham.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jps/article/view/180non-instrumental activitynondirective teachingpaideiaphilosophy in the cityraising aspirationstudent societyuniversity outreach |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière Joshua Forstenzer The early years of Philosophy in the City: A retrospective dialogue Journal of Philosophy in Schools non-instrumental activity nondirective teaching paideia philosophy in the city raising aspiration student society university outreach |
| title | The early years of Philosophy in the City: A retrospective dialogue |
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| title_short | The early years of Philosophy in the City: A retrospective dialogue |
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| topic | non-instrumental activity nondirective teaching paideia philosophy in the city raising aspiration student society university outreach |
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