Biography
Dr. Steven Weimer is an Associate Professor in the Honors Program at Clarkson University, specializing in ethics, applied ethics, and the philosophy of agency.
His research centers on the nature and normative implications of autonomy. In a series of articles on the topic, he has developed a novel theory of personal autonomy and applied that theory to a number of the moral and political issues in which conceptions of autonomy play an important role, including moral responsibility, political self-determination, global justice, and medical ethics. He has developed and led courses on a range of applied ethics topics, including computer, environmental, medical, and military ethics as well as the philosophy of law and of punishment.
At Clarkson, he teaches the Honors Program’s courses on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Big Ideas, Philosophy and Epistemology of Science, and Professional and Research Ethics.