Join us at Gerrard Hall for an evening of food, drink, and philosophy! Professors Jim Lesher, Gillian Russell, and Russ Shafer-Landau will each present a short, fifteen minute talk that you won't want to miss! This event is free and … Read more
"What's So Great About Bedtime Stories?: Parents, Children, and Equality of Opportunity" Harry Brighouse is a Professor of Philosophy and Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To see a complete bio, please visit his website. … Read more
John Broome is currently the White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Broome was educated at the University of Cambridge, at the University of London and at the Massachusetts … Read more
Richard Pettigrew will present, “Accuracy and the Laws of Credence”. Abstract: An agent’s degrees of belief should satisfy the axioms of probability. She should update her degrees of belief in the light of new evidence in line with the Bayesian rule of conditionalization. If … Read more
Paul Saka will give a talk as part of our annual Speaker Series. Reception to follow. "Science and 'Science': on Demarcation and Definition" The problem of how to distinguish between science and non-science -- the demarcation problem -- has resisted … Read more
James Surowiecki is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he writes the popular bi-weekly business column “The Financial Page.” His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including, among others, the New York Times Magazine, the … Read more
Kate Manne is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Cornell University. To see a complete bio, please visit her website. "Acquitting Victims" What is it to be a victim? And what is it to claim victimhood? In this lecture, I’ll … Read more
Sarah Holtman (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) will present, "Civic Action, Idealization and Kantian Citizenship" Both Kant’s critics and his friends often highlight two features of his characterization of citizenship in a just state. The first of these is the … Read more
"Behavioral Economics, Libertarian Paternalism, and the Nudge Agenda" Erik Angner is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Economics, and Public Policy at George Mason University. For a complete bio, please visit his website. This event is free and open to all; pizza … Read more
Ken Taylor will give a talk, "Selfhood as Self-Representation". For a copy of the paper, please email Katie at kbunyea@unc.edu. This Speaker Series talk will take place from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Bingham 103.
