Dewey and Tufts Quote
No State is permanently safe except on a foundation of justice. And justice cannot be fundamentally in contradiction with the essence of democracy.
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“Converging on Culture”
This piece, published in 2014, represents an important early step in a book project in progress, titled A Culture of Justice. Abstract In this essay, I review the writings of three philosophers whose work con-verges on the insight that we must attend to and reconstruct culture for the sake of justice. John Rawls, John Dewey, and Richard…
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The brochure for Uniting Mississippi is out, designed to match my Web site’s colors.
Check out the nice brochure that the University Press of Mississippi designed for Uniting Mississippi. Here’s the printable, two-sided PDF file: [button href=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/07/UnitedMS4panel.pdf” primary=”true” centered=”true” newwindow=”true”]Printable 2-page flyer[/button]
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Presentation “On Culture and Self-Respect,” at the 2013 Philosophy Born of Struggle conference, Purdue University, West LaFayette, IN
Presentation “On Culture and Self-Respect” 2013 Philosophy Born of Struggle conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN This is the video of a short talk I gave at the 2013 Philosophy Born of Struggle conference at Purdue University in West LaFayette, IN. The talk is called “On Culture and Self-Respect,” and it represents an early stage in the…
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Racism Defies the “Greatest Commandment”
In July 2015, University of Mississippi graduate, Adebanke Alabi invited me to comment on race and the Church for a series on her blog. The following is my piece, originally published on her page and reposted here with permission. Preface: I am grateful to Adebanke (Buki) Alabi for calling me to comment on race and Christianity for…
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What a Flag Has to Do with Justice
The June 2015 murders in Charleston, South Carolina, have prompted a remarkable cultural shift in the American South. States around the region are removing or are voting to remove Confederate symbols of various kinds from public spaces. South Carolina and Alabama have made significant moves, and in Mississippi, the Speaker of the House and both…
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Articles | Culture | Democracy | Ethics | Leadership | Media Appearances | Op-eds
Sometimes Heritage Does Harm
This article was published online with the title “Sometimes Heritage Does Harm,” and in print, with the title “‘Heritage’ Argument Overlooks History.” It is republished here with permission. Click on the image or here to open a scan of the printed version, or here for a PDF of the online version. The text from the online…
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“Lessons from America’s Public Philosopher”
This piece is the culmination of years of researching and thinking about public philosophy. If you know me, you know that “America’s Public Philosopher” was John Dewey. Elements of this piece will show up in my introduction for a collection of Dewey’s public writings that I am finishing up. Abstract This article argues for a…
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Mississippi Humanities Council 2015 Humanities Scholar Award plaque, an artwork depicting Jackson, MS’s Old Capitol building.
This is the beautiful work of art that the Mississippi Humanities Council commissioned to serve as a plaque for the 2015 Humanities Scholar Award I was honored to receive in February. The event and the honor were deeply meaningful and encouraging.
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The Law and Morality
This is the interview I gave Cherita Brown of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, MS’s NPR affiliate, and Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law on the relationship between the law and morality. Cherita also interviewed me about my forthcoming book, Uniting Mississippi: Democracy and Leadership in the South. I hope to joint them…
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Talk: “A Culture of Support and Merit: Promoting Independence without Stigmatizing Dependency”
Presentation: “A Culture of Support and Merit: Promoting Independence without Stigmatizing Dependency” Abstract: In A Culture of Justice, I argue that a society has a shared, public obligation to foster self-respect and a sense of positive power in all people. Libertarians like Robert Nozick deny that there is a shared obligation to provide people the means to…
