Events
Parr Center Presents: Nancy Sherman (Georgetown)
ZoomStoics 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
Carolina Seminar on Philosophy, Ethics and Mental Health: “Survivor Guilt”
2022 April 13 Wednesday, 6:00 pm Jordan MacKenzie, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Please contact Dan Moseley, daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu, for registration information We often feel survivor guilt when the very circumstances that harm others leave … Read more
Balter Fellowship Seminar Series
We would like to share information about Philosophy Reimagined, an upcoming series of events April 18-20 being organized and facilitated by the 2022 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have … Read more
Parr|Bioethics Joint Lecture Series: Hanna Pickard (Johns Hopkins)
TBDToward a Better Understanding of Craving in Addiction: Philosophy, Science, Ethics More information here.
Balter Fellowship Seminar Series
We would like to share information about Philosophy Reimagined, an upcoming series of events April 18-20 being organized and facilitated by the 2022 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have … Read more
Balter Fellowship Seminar Series
We would like to share information about Philosophy Reimagined, an upcoming series of events April 18-20 being organized and facilitated by the 2022 Balter Fellows, a cohort of undergraduate students interested in diversifying the field of philosophy. Our Fellows have … Read more
Speaker Series: Tyler Burge (UCLA)
Title: A Map of Lower Representational Mind Abstract: Lower Representational Mind is roughly the system of mental capacities that are less complex, less sophisticated, and more widespread in the animal kingdom, than propositional attitudes. Lower representational mind centers in perception. … Read more
PPE Speaker Series: “What Should We Do?” with Peter Levine
Hanes Art 121Event Description: People who want to improve the world must ask the fundamental civic question: “What should we do?” Although their specific challenges and topics are enormously diverse, they often encounter problems of collective action (how to get many individuals … Read more