Publishing in Philosophy Workshop
Hosted by Geoff Sayre-McCord and Mariska Leunissen. This workshop is for graduate students. Please register here in order to receive the Zoom link.
Event Category: 2020-2021
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2020-2021
PPE General Information Meeting
Date: January 26, 2021, 6:00pm ET Via Zoom (registration required) If you think you might be interested in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Minor or you think you might just be interested in learning about our programming, please come to this informational … Read more
PPE Salon: Should Google and Facebook Be Broken Up?
Is Big Tech too big? Do companies like Facebook and Google have too much power? Do they stifle competition? The Federal government and many states sued each company, arguing that consumers would be better served if Facebook and Google were … Read more
Parr Center Presents: Jill Fisher
“Your Health is Your Wealth”: The Role of Race and Social Inequality in Healthy Individuals’ Participation in Phase I Trials Abstract: Phase I clinical trials test the safety and tolerability of new pharmaceuticals and typically pay healthy people to enroll … Read more
PPE Salon: Do Borders Serve Any Morally Defensible Purpose?
Immigration policy has been the focus on increasingly heated debates in the U.S. the past few years. Policymakers face difficult questions regarding the treatment of Central American migrants at the southern border, whether to provide a pathway to citizenship for … Read more
PPE in a Time of Pandemic: Labor, Exploitation, and the Future of Work
with Joshua Cohen (UC Berkeley and Apple University), and Matt Zwolinski (University of San Diego) via Zoom Event Description: In March 2020, the landscape of work was transformed for most American workers. Many people lost their jobs. Others were furloughed, or had their … Read more
UNC Philosophy & Psychiatry Research Group meeting
The next Philosophy & Psychiatry Research Group meeting is on February 24th at 6pm and will focus on Ethical Issues in Telepsychiatry. The reading can be found at https://philosophyandpsychiatry.org/blog. Please contact Daniel Moseley (email listed below) to receive the Zoom … Read more
PPE in a Time of Pandemic: Gender, Labor, and the Pandemic
With Judy Fudge (McMaster University) and Gina Schouten (Harvard University) Click here to register on the PPE website to receive the Zoom link. Event Description: Many research groups and news outlets have warned that the pandemic is having an unequal economic effect on … Read more
PPE Spring Author Series: Charles Mills: Rawls and Racial Justice
via Zoom (registration required) with Charles Mills. The relevant readings will be provided to registered students via email. Click here to register on the PPE website. John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice is widely regarded as one of the most significant and … Read more
PPE in a Time of Pandemic: Vaccine Distribution and Justice
With Lisa Herzog (Groningen University) and Brian Berkey (The University of Pennsylvania). Click here to register on the PPE website to receive the Zoom meeting info. Event Description: The end of 2020 was sweetened somewhat by news that scientists had created multiple effective … Read more