Research

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

May 1728 min read

The Black Scare

Abstract: Recently, many conservative politicians have launched state propaganda campaigns against college and university professors who...

Dr. Eric D. Smaw

Oct 20, 202131 min read

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

Aug 16, 202026 min read

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

Feb 29, 202025 min read

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

Mar 1, 201738 min read

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

Jun 21, 201626 min read

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

Apr 24, 201637 min read

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

Jan 1, 201632 min read

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

May 31, 200839 min read

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...