The 3rd Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop will be held on March 6th-8th, 2020. The workshop will feature a keynote talk by Kieran Setiya (MIT), plus seven more papers selected via an open call. There will also be social events on … Read more
The UNC Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program is delighted to announce a new program of online conversations to take place live, online, on Friday afternoons. Each panel will feature prominent experts in social and political thought grappling with the implications … Read more
"Ethical Pandemic Control" This event will be held via Zoom. Please use this link to join the meeting at 12:15pm on Friday, April 3rd.
C. Thi Nguyen - Games, Public Policy, and the Pandemic Friday, April 3rd, 3PM ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/943493437 A strikingly large number of Americans are now subject to shelter-in-place orders. Many will turn to games to pass the time with family … Read more
Research, Expertise, and Existential Risk Friday, April 10th, 3PM ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/943493437 Science, when done properly, moves slowly. Pandemics move much faster. What balance ought researchers strike between the demands of accuracy and urgency in the race to develop a … Read more
Universal Basic Income and the Coronavirus Crisis Friday, April 17th, 3PM ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/943493437 Karl Widerquist (Georgetown University Qatar) in conversation with Fabian Wendt (UNC Chapel Hill). Karl Widerquist is the author of Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory … Read more
Join the Parr Center for Ethics for a joint conference with Montreal’s Centre for Research on Ethics and the Hoover Chair at the University of Louvain in Belgium! This event will be held via Zoom. To request Zoom access, … Read more
An online workshop to discuss some of the tricks, tips, and challenges of teaching philosophy online.
THE 2020 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Protest, Civil Disobedience and Resistance Friday, June 19th, 3PM-4PM ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/943493437 What are the particular political and moral challenges of engaging in struggle, protest, and resistance during a pandemic? What strategies are likely to be effective? And, what … Read more
