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		<title>What’s New?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diving into Public Philosophy, or maybe Belly-Flopping Into It. <p>This spring has been BUSY. In Moving to Lexington, KY, I decided that among my key aims would be to dive deeper into the waters of public philosophy, public intellectual engagement. So far, a number of related activities have kept me busier than I could have imagined. They&#8217;ve also been hugely rewarding. Organizationally, I&#8217;ve been [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Risks of Public Engagement, Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I and others may well be guilty of romanticizing public philosophy. Fellow Dewey scholar and a prolific writer, Shane Ralston, has published a warning for people interested in engaging in public philosophy. In &#8220;On the Perils of Public Philosophy,&#8221; Ralston rightly recognizes both that there is a resurgence in the movement for publicly engaged philosophy [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/the-risks-of-public-engagement-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TV Interview and Talk at USM</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking forward to meeting the folks at WDAM in Hattiesburg, MS, on Friday, January 29th for an interview about&#160;Uniting Mississippi: Democracy and Leadership in the South. I&#8217;ll be on live at around noon. I&#8217;ll post a clip of the interview as soon after it as I can. That same day (Friday), I&#8217;ll next head [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/tv-interview-and-talk-at-usm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Uniting the States? Brainstorming a Trajectory</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 04:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in graduate school, looking at the job market, I remember feeling perplexed at certain questions about the future of my career. Some colleges and universities ask you about your &#8220;research trajectory.&#8221; Finishing a dissertation prepares you with a stack of paper, but now it&#8217;s supposed to be nimble and fly like an [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/uniting-the-states-brainstorming-a-trajectory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Video of my Interview on WLOV of Tupelo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised, &#160;I&#8217;m posting here below my interview on WLOV of Tupelo&#8217;s This Morning show with Katrina Berry. Also, below that is a photo of the nice layout that Reed&#8217;s Gumtree Bookstore setup for the book signing later that day. Katrina was a lovely person who was kind and encouraging. As I said, she drove [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/video-of-my-interview-on-wlov-of-tupelo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Had a Great Visit with Katrina Berry on WLOV Tupelo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the torrential rain this morning, I made it on time to meet with Katrina Berry of WLOV Tupelo&#8217;s This Morning show. Berry is an impressive, award-winning journalist and TV anchor. Her award was from the Associated Press for her&#160;weekly series, Heavenly Helpers. When I first got a chance to talk with her, she explained [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/had-a-great-visit-with-katrina-berry-on-wlov-tupelo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U. of MS SOPHIA Chapter Interest Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People in and around Oxford, MS, The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) is now a member and chapter organization. We are founding our chapter in Oxford this academic year and are gathering information from people who might be interested in participating in our chapter. SOPHIA is a national nonprofit that has been around since [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/u-of-ms-sophia-chapter-interest-survey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from the book signing at Square Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Daniel Perea for snapping these pictures at the book signing on Wednesday (September 9th, 2015)! Daniel kindly agreed to let me have the copyright for the images (Weber, 2015). Please do not use these without permission. Visit my contact page&#160;and drop me a line if you&#8217;d like to use one, especially for press [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/photos-from-the-book-signing-at-square-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Philosophy Lies at the Heart of Mississippi Education Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally published in <em><a href="http://clarionledger.com/">The Clarion Ledger</a></em>, September 6, 2015, 2C . Mississippians have been entangled in a deep philosophical debate about education funding for months, though attention has focused largely on technical details. Ballot initiative 42 that will be decided this November asks: &#8220;Should the state be required to provide for the support of an adequate and efficient system of free public schools?&#8221; If voters pass [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/philosophy-lies-at-the-heart-of-mississippi-education-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview on Practical Philosophy in Berlin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Chris Skowronski, Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy in the Institute of Philosophy at Opole University, Poland, interviewed me at the Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum conference on August 13,&#160;2015. I&#8217;m grateful to Chris and to Maja Niestroj for the interview, the video, and the hospitality while I was in Berlin. It was a great [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/interview-on-practical-philosophy-in-berlin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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