[1] He was a Guggenheim Fellow,[2] Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, and the author or co-author of more than twenty books on a wide array of topics in philosophy.
[1] Weinstein also engaged in public political analysis, most notably in regard to the Somali civil war,[3][4] but also the Unabomber and the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuses.
[1] Weinstein's philosophical work addresses a variety of sub-fields and problems, including existentialism,[5] American classical philosophy, vitalism, Mexican finalist ontology, virtue,[6] and technology, among others.
[8] According to Weinstein, modernity is a project aimed toward technological advancements, world mastery, and meaning creation that have continuously failed to overcome the fragility of our finite, mortal existence.
[17] Viewing photography as a gift that allows access to the perspective and experiences of another person, Weinstein's method correspondingly advocates a form of criticism based in "appreciation" rather than negative judgment according to pre-existing metrics.