Civic Studies » Papers http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:55:06 +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 […]

The post KY’s Potential for Leadership in Educational Ethics: Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in American Schools first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2023/04/21/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/feed/ 0 Stoic Pragmatism for Parenting a Child with Disabilities https://ericthomasweber.org/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/ https://ericthomasweber.org/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:45:06 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2065 It takes a village. Raising children takes all hands on deck, including parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and educational policymakers. This paper examines common philosophical norms relevant to each of these groups. The norms include the idea of wanting a better future for our children than we had; the idea that human beings are rational […]

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 […]

The post “The Pragmatist’s Call to Democratic Activism in Higher Education” is now out first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/02/12/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/feed/ 0 Self-Respect and a Sense of Positive Power [Essay] http://ericthomasweber.org/self-respect-and-a-sense-of-positive-power-essay/ http://ericthomasweber.org/self-respect-and-a-sense-of-positive-power-essay/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:30:04 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1695 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/07/26/self-respect-and-a-sense-of-positive-power-essay/feed/ 0 My Latest Essay – on the Intentional Costs of Comfort http://ericthomasweber.org/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/ http://ericthomasweber.org/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:47:42 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1680 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/07/19/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/feed/ 0 “Justice as an Evolving Regulative Ideal” http://ericthomasweber.org/justice-as-an-evolving-regulative-ideal/ http://ericthomasweber.org/justice-as-an-evolving-regulative-ideal/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:52:31 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1385 Pragmatism Today, Volume 6, Issue 2 (2015): 105-116.. I’m happy to announced that my latest paper, as of December 2015, has been published in Pragmatism Today, the peer-reviewed journal of the Central-European Pragmatist Forum. This paper is a step in the larger project of my book in progress, A Culture of Justice.   Title: “Justice as an Evolving Regulative Ideal.” Abstract: In this paper, I argue […] Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2015/12/29/justice-as-an-evolving-regulative-ideal/feed/ 0 “Converging on Culture” http://ericthomasweber.org/converging-on-culture/ http://ericthomasweber.org/converging-on-culture/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2015 03:43:37 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=436 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2015/08/01/converging-on-culture/feed/ 0