This article draws on the past and present work of the Society of Philosophers in America, Inc. (sophia) to consider eight challenges for growing communities of philosophical conversation in ways that pragmatism encourages and calls for, in terms of engaged public philosophy. The essay then proposes ways of addressing the eight challenges with solutions or outlooks for overcoming or diminishing obstacles to engaged, public philosophical and conversational community-building. The author argues that it is vital especially for pragmatists, but also for philosophers in general, not only to appreciate and work to address these challenges, but also to affirmatively support and recognize the publicly conversational and community-building philosophy that is an implication of pragmatist philosophy and scholars’ supreme intellectual obligation.

本文借鉴了美国哲学家协会（sophia）的过去和现在的工作。）从务实的公共哲学角度出发，以务实主义鼓励和呼吁的方式，考虑不断发展的哲学对话社区所面临的八项挑战。然后，本文提出了解决或克服参与，公共哲学和对话式社区建设障碍的方法或观点来应对八项挑战的方法。作者认为，这对实用主义者尤其是哲学家至关重要，不仅要欣赏和努力应对这些挑战，而且要肯定地支持和认可公开对话和社区建设哲学，这是实用主义者的寓意。哲学和学者的最高智力义务。