Field Philosophy East and West: An Introduction to the Special Issue

ABSTRACT

Field philosophy is both a collaborative practice of engaged scholarship and a theory of knowledge that contrasts with the model of disciplinary knowledge production. I briefly describe the origins of this special issue and situate it at the intersection of several avenues of discourse. I then offer an account of field philosophy that focuses on its relationships to social epistemology. Finally, I discuss how the history of China and Chinese philosophy might inform field philosophy both in theory and practice.

KEYWORDS:

• Chinese philosophy
• discipline
• field philosophy
• epistemology
• rhetoric

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Adam Briggle

Adam Briggle is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. He holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He works at the intersections of philosophy and public policy on issues related to technology, science, and nature. He is the author of A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking (2015).