Associate Professor Matt Kotzen’s paper, “Dragging and Confirming”, published in The Philosophical Review, has been selected by The Philosopher’s Annual as one of the ten best philosophy papers of 2012.
The Langman Family Fund of New York has made a $1 million gift to support the Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. The expendable gift, which will provide $200,000 annually to the program over the … Read more
You can find the interview here: http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/metaphysical/
Physics Central, Buzz Blog: “Philosophy departments focus heavily on logical reasoning and identifying logical fallacies, most likely leading to philosophy students’ dominance of the verbal and analytical writing sections.” More information HERE. Of course, the data only establishes a correlation. It may … Read more
Geoffrey Brennan Named Distinguished Fellow The Australian Economic Society has named Geoffrey Brennan as the 2013 recipient of its Distinguished Fellow Award. The award was established “to honour distinguished Australian economists for their contribution to the development of economics.” Geoffrey … Read more
Travis Tygart, a Chapel Hill Philosophy major has been named one of the 100 most influential people of 2013 by Time Magazine.
George Schlesinger, Professor Emeritus, passed away George Schlesinger, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, died on June 27, 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 87 years old. A website to honor Dr. Schlesinger, and provide a resource for those who may be … Read more
MacKenzie Wins SSHRC Fellowship, a three year research fellowship. Jordan MacKenzie has won a three year fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to support her graduate studies.
LEARN NC and UNC Philosophy Department Collaborate to Provide Teacher Resource. “Philosophy 101 for Educators” offers strategies for adapting instruction, complete lesson plans A new online guide designed to help K-12 teachers incorporate philosophy into their instruction has been published … Read more
