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		<title>beautiful structures and the revival of public life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1983, David P. Billington began his book The Tower and the Bridge with words that could be written today: While automation prospers, our roads, bridges, and urban civil works rot. Children control computers while adults weave between potholes. The higher that high technology sails the worse seem our earthbound services for water, transportation, and [&#8230;] <a href="https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36486">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Talk: “A Culture of Justice” (online) @ Oakland University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Book Talk: “A Culture of Justice” (online) @ Oakland University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>On October 28th, I'll be meeting online with the faculty of Oakland University's School of Education and Human Services to talk about A Culture of Justice.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-online-oakland-university/">Book Talk: &#8220;A Culture of Justice&#8221; (online) @ Oakland University</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-online-oakland-university/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Social and Institutional Responses to Harmful Speech: Building A Culture of Justice” @ Georgetown College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I will be traveling to Georgetown College in nearby Kentucky to give a talk on my latest book, A Culture of Justice.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-georgetown-college-time-still-tbd/">&#8220;Social and Institutional Responses to Harmful Speech: Building A Culture of Justice&#8221; @ Georgetown College</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-georgetown-college-time-still-tbd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Social and Institutional Responses to Harmful Speech: Building A Culture of Justice” @ Georgetown College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-georgetown-college-time-still-tbd/">&#8220;Social and Institutional Responses to Harmful Speech: Building A Culture of Justice&#8221; @ Georgetown College</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-a-culture-of-justice-georgetown-college-time-still-tbd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>community engagement and concern for democratic values</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am interested in the Tocquevillian thesis that participating in voluntary groups enhances democratic and liberal values. John Dewey was another major proponent of this view. Alan Ryan emphasizes Dewey&#8217;s belief that democracy, properly understood, &#8220;bubble[s] naturally upward from small-scale interactions and [is] not to be imposed from above.&#8221; (Ryan, John Dewey and the High [&#8230;] <a href="https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36476">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“A Culture of Justice and Harmful Speech” @ Furman University, Greenville, SC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/a-culture-of-justice-and-harmful-speech/">&#8220;A Culture of Justice and Harmful Speech&#8221; @ Furman University, Greenville, SC</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/a-culture-of-justice-and-harmful-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“A Culture of Justice and Harmful Speech” @ Furman University, Greenville, SC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>On October 26th, I&#8217;ll be traveling to Furman University to give a talk on my latest book, A Culture of Justice, focusing on social responses to hateful speech, as an...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/a-culture-of-justice-and-harmful-speech/">&#8220;A Culture of Justice and Harmful Speech&#8221; @ Furman University, Greenville, SC</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/a-culture-of-justice-and-harmful-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>reply</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, how could I believe in my poetryIf even David Plante disbelieves in his?But I, too, can ask why I want to write,Expecting no success but enjoyingA cool pool of words in which to slide down,Noises fading in the muffling depths, orLike rinsing mud from the side of a bucket,Leaving a hot pan to soak [&#8230;] <a href="https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36465">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“The Courage to Persist: Fighting for a Culture of Justice” (online) @ Gannon University</title>
		<link>https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-online-a-culture-of-justice-gannon-university-date-time-tbd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I will be delivering a talk online for Gannon University this fall titled &#8220;The Courage to Persist: Fighting for a Culture of Justice.&#8221;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-online-a-culture-of-justice-gannon-university-date-time-tbd/">&#8220;The Courage to Persist: Fighting for a Culture of Justice&#8221; (online) @ Gannon University</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ericthomasweber.org/">Eric Thomas Weber</a>.</p> <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/happening/book-talk-online-a-culture-of-justice-gannon-university-date-time-tbd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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