Public Philosophy Press Catalog

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The Journal of Public Philosophy was initially launched by students of Dr. Surrendra Gangadean, who made philosophy come alive for us and encouraged us to engage in public philosophy outreach. 

Dr. Gangadean completed his work and went to glory on February 12, 2022. He was a giant in the faith and passed on a comprehensive vision for rebuilding the broken foundations in the church, the academy, and culture. His concern was to lay a deeper foundation in philosophy through what is clear to reason about God and man and good and evil; in theology through the Biblical narrative of creation, fall, and redemption, completed in the coming of Christ and articulated in the seven pillars of Christian theology; and lastly through the Historic Christian faith. His life’s work was to clarify the philosophical foundation, theological foundation, and historical foundation with the goal of settling longstanding disputes in the church. He spent his life engaging the Modern and Post-modern challenges to the faith. He left a clear roadmap for the next Reformation. 

We are grateful for the legacy that Dr. Gangadean left to us through The Logos Foundation, the over 100 Logos Papers he has written, his work as a College Professor, organizing pastor of Westminster Fellowship church, and his books: Philosophical Foundation: A Critical Analysis of Basic Beliefs (UPA, 2008; Forthcoming Public Philosophy Press 2022) and Theological Foundation: A Critical Analysis of Christian Belief (Forthcoming Logos Papers Press, 2022). He was a mentor to many of us, and we hope to advance his work to benefit future generations. Since his passing, The Journal of Public Philosophy has become the official journal of The Logos Foundation. 

The Journal of Public Philosophy includes others that have a concern for public rationality and rebuilding the foundation for culture. If you are new to our publication, I invite you to explore the work of Dr. Gangadean, beginning with http://thelogospapers.com/.

Thank you for your support of Public Philosophy.

Yours,

Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

General Editor

Journal of Public Philosophy

The Journal of Public Philosophy is the official publication of the Public Philosophy Society. 

The goal of the Journal is to publish papers, essays, and book reviews in the mode of classical philosophy. We seek to know the basic truths that are foundational for the common good, and a just and civil society.

The goal of public philosophy is to make the practice of philosophy more accessible and more relevant to students, scholars, and the broadly educated public. We hope to inspire young and old alike in the shared, rational pursuit of wisdom and in love of Being, Unity, the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

Public philosophy is inspired by Socrates’ engagement in dialogue in the agora, the shared public space of the city-state. It is the pursuit of the common good, our shared life together. Currently, we are a group of professors seeking to bring the discussions usually reserved for the classroom into a broader context. We hope that others will join us in an ever-broadening and deepening discussion. The arena for discussions has been college and university public lecture forums, book discussion groups, and campus clubs. We hope that others will expand the public context, perhaps meeting at coffee shops and houses of worship. We have expanded the discussion to an international group with the formation of the Public Philosophy Society.

The Journal of Public Philosophy Volume 1 is the official publication of the Public Philosophy Society. 

The goal of the Journal is to publish papers, essays, and book reviews in the mode of classical philosophy. We seek to know the basic truths that are foundational for the common good, and a just and civil society.

The goal of public philosophy is to make the practice of philosophy more accessible and more relevant to students, scholars, and the broadly educated public. We hope to inspire young and old alike in the shared, rational pursuit of wisdom and in love of Being, Unity, the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

Public philosophy is inspired by Socrates’ engagement in dialogue in the agora, the shared public space of the city-state. It is the pursuit of the common good, our shared life together. Currently, we are a group of professors seeking to bring the discussions usually reserved for the classroom into a broader context. We hope that others will join us in an ever-broadening and deepening discussion. The arena for discussions has been college and university public lecture forums, book discussion groups, and campus clubs. We hope that others will expand the public context, perhaps meeting at coffee shops and houses of worship. We have expanded the discussion to an international group with the formation of the Public Philosophy Society.