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Talk: A Theory of Justice

A Game-Theoretic Analysis and Critique of John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice with Robert Wolff, sponsored by PPE and Parr Center for Ethics.

Ethics Around the Table: Karolyn Tyson (Sociology, UNC)

Toy Lounge, Dey Hall

Ethics Around the Table: Karolyn Tyson (UNC)  Trust in Times of Crisis and Change:  Black Parents and Trust in Schools in the Aftermath of Desegregation Karolyn Tyson is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North … Read more

CRÉ/Parr Joint Conference 2019

213 Caldwell Hall

CRÉ/Parr Joint Conference 2019 The Centre de recherche en éthique (Center for Research on Ethics), Montreal, and the Parr Center for Ethics, Chapel Hill, are pleased to join forces for this day-long conference. Conference Program 8:45-9 am         Arrival and light … Read more

Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop

2nd Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop A workshop on normativity, broadly construed. There will be seven talks - six filled via an open call for papers, plus a keynote delivered by Prof. Julia Markovits (Cornell), plus drinks, a workshop dinner, … Read more

Summer Teaching Orientation

213 Caldwell Hall

Summer Teaching Orientation This workshop aims to prepare participants for teaching a summer course. It is especially aimed at those who have not taught a summer course previously, but should also be useful for those who have. We'll cover topics … Read more

Ethics Around the Table: Harry Brighouse (UW-Madison)

Caldwell 105 ,

Join us for an Ethics Around the Table presentation with Harry Brighouse: “Why Instructional Quality is the Most Important Equity Issue on Campus”. This event is free and open to all; lunch will be provided! Registration is required; please click here to register. 

Teaching Workshop

213 Caldwell Hall

Assessment. This final teaching workshop of the academic year focuses on assessment. Izzy Brassfield, Minji Jang, and Macy Salzberger will lead us in a discussion on best assessment practices, including: thinking about how to use formative and summative assessment; grading … Read more

Maynard Adams Symposium: Philip Kitcher (Columbia)

The 2019 Adams Symposium, “Why is Climate Change so Difficult to Address or Stop?,” featuring Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, will take place on April 12-13, 2019. The symposium begins with Professor Kitcher’s lecture and … Read more