Civic Studies » ethics http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:02:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 KY’s Potential for Leadership in Educational Ethics: Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in American Schools https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/ https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:47:48 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2136 In the spring of 2023, the Ethics and Social Justice Center at Bellarmine University issued a call for proposals for their yearly Commonwealth Ethics Lecture. They invited scholars from around the state to propose a talk to be delivered for their 2023 lecture, considering approaches from all disciplines and with special interest in interdisciplinary dialogue […]

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The post Stoic Pragmatism for Parenting a Child with Disabilities first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2022/01/12/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 “The Pragmatist’s Call to Democratic Activism in Higher Education” is now out https://ericthomasweber.org/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/ https://ericthomasweber.org/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:43:43 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1959 Essays in Philosophy 21, Issue 1/2 (2020): 29-45..

I’m excited to announce that my latest paper has been published in the journal, Essays in Philosophy, volume 21, issue 1/2, in 2020. If you want to read the paper, you can click on the image below or click here. My abstract for the paper reads as follows: This essay defends the Pragmatist’s call to activism […]

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A moving & humane argument concerning medicare and opioid prescriptions* There is no question that every reasonable and effective method to stop the opioid epidemic should be investigated, and if proven effective, implemented. The horrors and wrecked lives this epidemic have caused are all too real to many people of all ages. However, we must […]

The post Let’s Get the Facts First first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2019/11/24/lets-get-the-facts-first/feed/ 0 Take EPE 628, Ethics & Educational Decision Making, S’20 https://ericthomasweber.org/take-epe-628-ethics-educational-decision-making-s20/ https://ericthomasweber.org/take-epe-628-ethics-educational-decision-making-s20/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:10:39 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1923 In the spring of 2020, I’ll be teaching Ethics and Educational Decision Making, EPE 628, with both face-to-face AND synchronously online sections! The class meets on Tuesday from 4-6:30pm. Consider signing up or tell your friends who might. Why study Ethics and Educational Decision Making? Ethics is essential for leadership in the educational policy context; […]

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The post Talks in Spring 2019 first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2019/03/07/talks-in-spring-2019/feed/ 0 ‘Ethics & Public Policy’ course in Fall ’18 https://ericthomasweber.org/ethics-public-policy-course-in-fall-18/ https://ericthomasweber.org/ethics-public-policy-course-in-fall-18/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:23:08 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1869 For the Fall semester of 2018, I’m planning an upper level course here at the University of Kentucky in ‘Ethics and Public Policy,’ PHI 531, Section 1, which will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:45 pm. The course will begin with an examination of major moral traditions as well as ethical problems […]

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Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2018/04/10/ethics-public-policy-course-in-fall-18/feed/ 0 Why Some Progress Is Slow for Accessibility http://ericthomasweber.org/why-some-progress-is-slow-for-accessibility/ http://ericthomasweber.org/why-some-progress-is-slow-for-accessibility/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2016 05:16:30 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1775 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/12/10/why-some-progress-is-slow-for-accessibility/feed/ 0 End Corporal Punishment in Public Schools http://ericthomasweber.org/prisoners-better-protected-from-corporal-punishment-than-students/ http://ericthomasweber.org/prisoners-better-protected-from-corporal-punishment-than-students/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:57:21 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1731 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/09/26/prisoners-better-protected-from-corporal-punishment-than-students/feed/ 0 Interview on Science & Religion in The Tehran Times http://ericthomasweber.org/interview-on-science-religion-in-the-tehran-times/ http://ericthomasweber.org/interview-on-science-religion-in-the-tehran-times/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:28:38 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1707 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/08/02/interview-on-science-religion-in-the-tehran-times/feed/ 0