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October 2022
PPE Speaker Series: “Taking Hamlet out of the Play: In Defense of a Substantive Conception of the Rule of Law” with Carmen Pavel
Speaker: Carmen Pavel King’s College London This talk counts as a Campus Life Experience (CLE) event for UNC undergraduates. Pizza will be provided after the talk, so stick around! Abstract: The rule of law has implications for how we evaluate in practice the acceptability of various legal systems. The philosophical debate about the appropriate content of the rule of law has failed to capture the multidimensional character of the rule of law. The dominant view, one shared by Lon F.…
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PPE Speaker Series: “Unhoused and Unrecognized: Thinking Through the Wrong of Homelessness” with Paul Schofield
Abstract: It is tempting to think homelessness is unjust simply because it involves a grossly inequitable distribution of resources–some have so much while others lack something so basic as a stable dwelling, and this seems unfair. I want to convince you that the wrong of homelessness consists in more than this, however. Those experiencing homelessness aren’t just treated unfairly, but are denied recognition as citizens, as members of civil society, and as persons. As such, the wrong they suffer consists…
Find out more »Philosophy Reimagined: Philosophy of Cruelty and Humanity
“Philosophy Reimagined is an upcoming series of seminars March 28-30 being organized and facilitated by the 2023 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have organized a three-part seminar series, which undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are all welcome to attend. Feel free to join one session, or all three! Catering will be provided. Participants don’t need to prepare anything in advance. Expect a casual opportunity for discussion and connection!
Find out more »Philosophy Reimagined: Power & Necropolitics in Healthcare
Philosophy Reimagined is an upcoming series of seminars March 28-30 being organized and facilitated by the 2023 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have organized a three-part seminar series, which undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are all welcome to attend. Feel free to join one session, or all three! Catering will be provided. Participants don’t need to prepare anything in advance. Expect a casual opportunity for discussion and connection!
Find out more »Philosophy Reimagined: Navigating Unjust Institutions
Philosophy Reimagined is an upcoming series of seminars March 28-30 being organized and facilitated by the 2023 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have organized a three-part seminar series, which undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are all welcome to attend. Feel free to join one session, or all three! Catering will be provided. Participants don’t need to prepare anything in advance. Expect a casual opportunity for discussion and connection!
Find out more »April 2023
PPE Speaker Series: “Why is Manipulation Wrong?” with Massimo Renzo (KCL)
Abstract: The notion of manipulation is increasingly invoked in relation to pressing issues discussed in the news and in public discourse. Consider, for example, the heated debates on how propaganda and misinformation have been recently used to lead people to question the results of democratic elections. Or the (more sober) discussions of whether governments are permitted to “nudge” their citizens toward beneficial behaviour in ways that seem to bypass their capacity to choose. Running through these debates is the idea…
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