Christian Miller, Wake Forest University January 31, 2024 | 5:30PM | James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial, 039 This event was rescheduled from a cancelation in September 2023. “What is Honesty, Are Most People Honest, … Read more
Abstract: Since 2016, there has been a dramatic erosion of support for establishment candidates and parties in favor of populist and even anti-system ones in many countries. Why? Ian Shapiro will answer that question, explain why many proposed remedies … Read more
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Forgiveness, Trust, and Betrayal While “affective shift” views of forgiveness have tended to characterize forgiveness as overcoming (some degree of) resentment felt in response to a moral violation, some add that, where relevant, the forgiver must also overcome negative emotions … Read more
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Join the Balter Undergraduate Fellows for thoughtful discussion. Free food (vegan options included) and CLE credit provided!
The Carolina Seminar on Philosophy, Ethics, and Mental Health is pleased to collaborate with the UNC Center for Bioethics to offer 2 sessions with David Livingstone Smith, philosopher and faculty member from the University of New England. You can learn … Read more
The Carolina Seminar on Philosophy, Ethics, and Mental Health is pleased to collaborate with the UNC Center for Bioethics to offer 2 sessions with David Livingstone Smith, philosopher and faculty member from the University of New England. You can learn … Read more
Abstract: Predictive algorithms are playing an increasingly prominent role in society, being used to predict recidivism, loan repayment, job performance, and so on. With this increasing influence has come an increasing concern with the ways in which they might be … Read more
Abstract: Political theorists frequently compare hypothetical scenarios for the purpose of identifying reasons to prefer one kind of institution to alternatives. We develop some best practices for these types of comparisons. To start, we examine three types of "unfair" comparisons … Read more
