This is a free lecture, open to the public, with Q&A to follow! Pizza will be provided after the event, so stick around! Abstract: What did it mean to be a traitor in seventeenth-century England? Over the course of … Read more
The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program is holding an FDOC Meet and Greet tonight! Join us from 6-7pm in Caldwell 213! If: you are already a PPE minor come meet and talk to other PPE students (undergraduate and … Read more
Hosted by Duke University, in collaboration with UNC PPE. This is an invitational colloquium that brings some of the best PPE undergraduates from around the country to Durham, NC for two days of intensive discussion of material that has been … Read more
Abstract: Since 2016, there has been a dramatic erosion of support for establishment candidates and parties in favor of populist and even anti-system ones in many countries. Why? Ian Shapiro will answer that question, explain why many proposed remedies … Read more
Use the form HERE to request a seat at this salon. Please note that the readings must be completed in advance of attending the event. Discussion Leader: Maitland Thull, Office of Resilience (Alabama) Salon Description: The field of Urban and … Read more
Abstract: Predictive algorithms are playing an increasingly prominent role in society, being used to predict recidivism, loan repayment, job performance, and so on. With this increasing influence has come an increasing concern with the ways in which they might be … Read more
Abstract: Political theorists frequently compare hypothetical scenarios for the purpose of identifying reasons to prefer one kind of institution to alternatives. We develop some best practices for these types of comparisons. To start, we examine three types of "unfair" comparisons … Read more
Schedule: 10:00-10:30 Coffee & light snacks 10:30-11:30 Renée Jorgensen (University of Michigan, Philosophy) Comments: Erik Zhang (UNC Chapel Hill, Philosophy and PPE) 11:45-12:45 Jake Monaghan (University of Southern California) Comments: Doug MacKay (UNC Chapel Hill, Public Policy & PPE) 12:45-2:00 Lunch Break 2:00-3:00 Lauren Lyons (Rutgers University) … Read more
Abstract: Our sophisticated capacities for normative thought, talk, and practice are supported by some fundamental, seemingly non-normative concepts. In this talk, I identify one such concept---the concept of intentional action---by identifying its distinctive normative function. Specifically, I argue that the … Read more
Abstract: This paper examines why and how individuals from disadvantaged sectors of society mobilize in response to these lethal human rights violations committed by state security forces in democracies, drawing on ethnographic evidence from Brazil. It develops the concept of … Read more
