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PPE in a Time of Pandemic: Protest, Civil Disobedience and Resistance

Protest, Civil Disobedience and Resistance Friday, June 19th, 3PM-4PM ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/943493437 What are the particular political and moral challenges of engaging in struggle, protest, and resistance during a pandemic? What strategies are likely to be effective? And, what … Read more

Social and Political Philosophy of Language Workshop

Registration is required for this event. Please register at: http://tinyurl.com/y9glf98z.   All Sessions on Zoom Friday, July 31 2:30p-3:45p DeeAnn Spicer 4:15p-5:30p Sam Berstler Saturday, August 1 10:00a-11:15a Kevin Richardson 11:45a-1:00p Samia Hesni 2:30p-3:45p Eric Swanson 4:15p-5:30p Luvell Anderson Sunday, … Read more

Chapel Hill PPE Beginning of the Year Workshop

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An intensive afternoon workshop for faculty and graduate students on papers by our two new PPE Research Assistant Professors: Asya Passinsky and Kirun Sankuran. Come welcome them, get to know their work, and engage with interesting ideas. Schedule 1 - … Read more

Faculty WiP Series: Markus Kohl

Kant on Knowledge of Transcendental Freedom of Will On a common reading, one major legacy of Kant's critique of rationalism is that we cannot know the existence of metaphysical, super-sensible objects such as, chiefly, God, the immortality of our soul, … Read more

Parr Center Presents: Randall Harp

Policing Powers and Policing Institutions: Implications for Police Accountability, Reform, and Abolition Randall Harp is a philosopher at the University of Vermont whose main areas of philosophical research are in the philosophy of action (particularly collective action) and in the … Read more

Philosophy and Psychiatry Research Group Meeting

The UNC Philosophy and Psychiatry Research Group (PPRG) consists of Resident Physicians and Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry, Neurologists, Philosophers, and Medical Ethicists.  The next PPRG meeting will be Wednesday, October 14, 2020. We are going to meet on … Read more

Parr Center | PPE Forum: The Ethics and Efficacy of Protests

Featuring Candice Delmas (Northeastern) and William Sturkey (UNC). Candice Delmas is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Northeastern University, and is also Associate Director of Northeastern’s PPE program. Her main research interest is citizens’ moral obligations under conditions … Read more