In collaboration and with support from the UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program First created at Oxford University in the 1920s, the field of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) cultivates unique interdisciplinary perspectives on ideas that shape our socioeconomic and … Read more
“This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive” Why, if at all, should you value what you didn’t choose? The question applies to life itself: why should you value this life that you were unwittingly given? We encounter clues to this … Read more
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
Professor Felipe DeBrigard (Duke, Department of Philosophy) will discuss “Moral Memories and the Self” on March 16th. More information here. Contact daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu for Zoom link.
Zoom link for the event here.
The Power of the Humanities in Prison and Juvenile Justice Education Learn about the ways the Philosophy Department and other departments at UNC are working with the Friday Center and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to bring humanistic … 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
Stoics on Stuff: Consolations on Attachment and Loss This lecture will take place on Zoom. Nancy Sherman is a distinguished University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. A New York Times Notable Author, her most recent book is Stoic Wisdom: Ancient … Read more
