PPE Workshop: Rationality and Politics
A small workshop on Politics and Rationality with an emphasis on themes from Geoffrey Brennan's work.
A small workshop on Politics and Rationality with an emphasis on themes from Geoffrey Brennan's work.
"Freedom and Other Robustly Demanding Goods". Professor Pettit is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University. He works in political philosophy and moral theory.
“Where is Democracy Heading?” Professor Carole Pateman's publications include Participation and Democratic Theory(1970), The Problem of Political Obligation (2nd edition 1985) and The Sexual Contract (1988) which received the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 2005. The Award is given for a work of "exceptional quality by a living … Read more
09:30 – 11:00 session I: “Promises, Practices, and Reciprocity,” Chris Melenovsky 11:15 – 12:45 session II: “A Defense of the Harm-Based Solution to the Non-Identity Problem,” Molly Gardner 12:45 – 2:00 Lunch 02:00 – 3:30 session III: "Public Goods and … Read more
Join us to learn more about the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program. Pizza will be served!
"Do States Have a Moral Duty to Obey International Law?" David Lefkowitz is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL) at the University of Richmond. This event will take place in Caldwell 105; pizza will be … Read more
“Yes, No, Maybe: Can Law Heal Our Troubled Sexual Culture?” Shari Motro writes at the intersection of gender and tax law and policy, and teaches courses related to these topics. She is the author of West's The Income Tax Map: A … Read more
Professor Bicchieri will give a talk titled, "I Am So Angry I Am Going To Help You.” Bicchieri works at the borders between philosophy, game theory and psychology. She is the author of The Grammar of Society: the Nature and … Read more
"Community in Market Society" Professor Van der Vossen works in political philosophy, focusing on the justification of property rights and of the moral dimensions of international affairs.
"What Teachers Owe Students" David Schmidtz, Kendrick Professor at the University of Arizona, works in political philosophy and teaches in Philosophy and in Economics. He will be the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar at UNC February 18-19. Pizza will … Read more