Registration: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jIivrbEZRsCFvYHNNJgR6A Event Abstract: As the COVID-19 pandemic surges around the world, for the first time many individuals in wealthy countries, such as the United States, have learned what it is like to lack access to essential medicines. However, this … Read more
Abstract: Liberalism is taking a beating. Many deny, evermore boldly, that freedom and equality are central political values. The fiercest challengers are religious anti-liberals. These groups argue that the state should promote the authentic human good with coercion if necessary. … Read more
If you are a graduate student interested in becoming affiliated with UNC’sPPE program, join us for a casual meet and greet/information session. Venue to be determined. We will meet in the lobby of Caldwell Hall at 6:00 and walk down … Read more
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 … Read more
An intensive one-day workshop for faculty and graduate students on papers in progress by our PPE Teaching Assistant Professors. Click the title links below to review abstracts for each talk. Agenda: 8:30 am Breakfast and Conversation: RISE Biscuits and Coffee … Read more
Abstract: Geoffrey Brennan and I defended a theory of social norms, built on people’s interest in esteem, that later worried him on the grounds that if self-interest is at the origin of norms, then norms can only engage us prudentially: … Read more
The first “kickoff” workshop for the Applied Epistemology Project will be "The Epistemology of the Media: New Directions." It will be held at UNC Chapel Hill, beginning at 3:30 pm on Friday, September 9, and continuing all day … Read more
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 … Read more
"Political Philosophy is Not Applied Ethics" Kirun Sankaran So-called "political realists" adopt the slogan "political philosophy is not applied ethics," but it's not always clear why political philosophy is not applied ethics. I propose a novel way of understanding this distinction … Read more
Our speakers, who hold opposing views on many political issues, have come together out of a shared concern of the dangers posed by partisanship in U.S. politics. This evening they will talk a bit about the risks of partisanship … Read more
