Civic Studies » Pragmatism 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 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 Video: “Poverty, Culture, and Justice,” @ Purdue U http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/ http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:35:09 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1470 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/02/24/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/feed/ 0