Participant Information Sheet P roject title : What is Public Philosophy? A Democratic Approach R esearcher (s) : Dr Peter West & Jon athon Hawkins Department: Department of Philosophy, Durham University Contact details : peter.west@durham.ac.uk You are invited to take part in a study that we are conducting at Durham University as part of a new project focusing on the role of philosophy in public discourse and the aims of ‘public philosophy’ This research is being carried out by Dr Peter West, a teaching fellow, and Jon Hawkins, an MA student, in the philosophy department. This study has received ethical approval from the Philosophy Department Ethics Committee at Durham University. Before yo u decide whether to agree to take part it is important for you to understand the purpose of the research and what is involved as a participant . Please read the following information carefully. Please get in contact if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. What is the purpose of the study ? The aim of this study is to get a sense of what ‘the public’ (i.e., those who are not employed as academic philosophers) think the aim of public philosophy should be. If people engage with public philosophy, why do they do so? And what form do they think it should take? This study will be carried out in June and July 2022 and completed by the end of September 2022. Do I have to take part? Your participation is voluntary and you do not have to agree to take part. If you do agree to take part, you can withdraw at an y time, without giving a reason What will happen to me if I take part ? If you agree to take part in the study, you wil l be asked to complete a form with several multip le - choice questions and some written questions addressing the following questions: • What is philosophy? • What should the aim of public philosophy be? Completing the form will take 5 - 10 minutes. You can omit any questions you do not wish to answer and if you do not complete the form, you r answers will not be stored. Are there any potential risks involved? No. Will my data be kept confidential ? The data you provide is fully anonymous and we will not collect or ask you to provide any personal data. We will have no way of linking responses back to an individual W hat will happen to the results of the project ? We plan to use the data retrieved from this survey for two outputs: a popular article in ‘The Philosopher’ magazine and for an academic article that we will prepare and submit to a peer - reviewed academic philosophy journal. No personal data will be share d Who do I contact if I have any questions or concerns about this study? If you have any further questions or concerns about this study, please speak to the researcher (peter.west@durham.ac.uk) If you remain unhappy or wish to make a formal complaint, please submit a compl ai nt via the University’s Complaints Process Thank you for reading this information and considering taking part in this study.