Research

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

The Black Scare

Forthcoming in September 2024 Abstract: Recently, many conservative politicians have launched state propaganda campaigns against college...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Uterus Collectors: The case for reproductive justice for Minority victims of eugenics in the U.S.

Abstract: In this article, I offer historical, jurisprudential, and moral analyses of racial eugenics campaigns against African American,...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Something's Afoot: Conservative Populist Oppositionalism

Abstract: I examine two of the most controversial issues that came before Parliament during John Stuart Mill's time in office:...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Between Death and Donation: Ethical Considerations in Paediatric Heart Transplantation

1. Introduction If only you knew all, Socrates, and realized that rhetoric includes practically all other faculties under her control....

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Sins of the Founding Fathers

Abstract: In this paper, I offer substantial philosophical and pragmatic analyses of slavery, apprenticeships, and segregation in the...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Law and the Human Cost of Social and Economic Development

Abstract: In what follows, I offer philosophical analyses of the history of the United States for the purpose of demonstrating that many...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Swaying in the Balance: Civil Liberties, National Security, and Justice in Times of Emergency

Abstract: Like many, Michael Ignatieff recognizes that balancing civil liberties and national security in times of emergency seems to...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

African Philosophical Traditions

The student of African philosophy would be well advised to also study anthropology, history, and politics, particularly of the Western...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

From Chaos to Contractarianism: Hobbes, Pojman, and the Case for World Government

Abstract: In this paper, I argue that Louis Pojman fails to justify his conception of a moderate cosmopolitan world government. I...