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January 2022
PPE General Information Meeting
This meeting will be held virtually. Zoom link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/91459956146 Want to understand the complex world in which we live? Consider UNC’s five-course minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics that lets you satisfy Gen. Ed. requirements with an assortment of courses that together add up to more than the sum of their parts. The PPE Program also sponsors a robust range of extracurricular events, open to all, including: semester-long reading groups salons that focus on a singular, contemporary topic intensive topical weekend seminars (e.g. on poverty,…
Find out more »PPE Affiliated Graduate Student Interest Meeting
Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/92945271220 If you are a graduate student interested in becoming affiliated with UNC’s PPE program, join us for a casual meet and greet/information session via Zoom. Our Affiliated Graduate Students form a thoughtful community on campus that hosts events, brings in speakers, shares research, and works on a variety of projects related to PPE. Read more about our current PPE Affiliated Graduate Students here: https://ppe.unc.edu/graduate-students/
Find out more »2022 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl
Due to the surge in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, and to protect the health and safety of our participants and volunteers, the 2022 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl will be conducted in an online-only format, using the Parr Center’s NHSEBOne competition platform on January 29, 2022. Please review NCHSEB’s website for more detailed information about the event, volunteer information, and more!
Find out more »February 2022
Philosophy in 15 Minutes
Get to know the UNC Philosophy department through a series of short presentations on intriguing Philosophical ideas and introductions to extracurricular programs! Refreshments will be provided afterwards. Program forthcoming!
Find out more »Speaker Series: Beatrice Longuenesse (NYU)
Abstract for Conflicting Logics of the Mind. Lessons from Kant and Freud Béatrice Longuenesse, New York University In previous work, I have claimed that Sigmund Freud’s and Immanuel Kant’s respective views of human mental life present striking similarities. The goal of this paper is to respond to objections to this admittedly surprising claim. The central objection under consideration concerns the contrast between, on the one hand, Kant’s view of what he calls the “unity of consciousness,” which he takes to…
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