PPE: Student Interest Meeting
213 Caldwell HallJoin us to learn more about the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program. Pizza will be served!
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Geoff Sayre-McCord
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Metaethics Workshop 2014
This is a workshop to discuss work in progress by Sarah Buss (Michigan), Jamie Dreier (Brown), Sigrún Svavarsdóttir (Tufts), Michael Smith (Princeton), and Katia Vavova (Mount Holyoke). Other out of town participants include Agnes Callard, Matthew Chrisman, Jonathan Dancy, Janice … Read more
PPE Talk: Bas Van der Vossen
Caldwell 105 ,"Community in Market Society" Professor Van der Vossen works in political philosophy, focusing on the justification of property rights and of the moral dimensions of international affairs.
Political Philosophy Workshop
This is a workshop to discuss work in progress. Out of town participants include Ann Cudd (Kansas), Jessica Flanigan (Univ. of Richmond), Dan Jacobson (Michigan), Jennifer Morton (CUNY), Ryan Muldoon (Penn), David Sobel (Syracuse), and Kevin Vallier (Bowling Green).
Argument Mapping Workshop
213 Caldwell HallA one day workshop on using Argument Mapping in philosophy courses. Simon Cullen, from Princeton University, will be running the workshop. Some information about Argument Mapping is available here. There will be two sessions, one building on the other, the … Read more
Value Theory Workshop
213 Caldwell HallAn intensive one day workshop on papers in progress by Amy Berg, Brookes Brown, Yoaav Isaacs, Jeff Sebo, and Steve Swartzer. Information, including the schedule, and a registration form, are available HERE.
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Interest meeting
213 Caldwell HallThis is a meeting for students who would like to find out more about the PPE Program, the PPE Minor, and our various extra-curricular offerings. Pizza will be served.
PPE Talk: Dan Ariely
“(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies.” Dan Ariely given several TED Talks, with over 8 million views, including Are We In Control Of Our Own Decisions? and Our Buggy Moral Code. Dr. Ariely has also written several books, including Irrationally Yours … Read more
Speaker Series: Ruth Chang (Rutgers)
213 Caldwell Hall"The Structure of Value" Ruth Chang It is commonly assumed that values have a ‘trichotomous’ structure, that is, that values can relate items only by one item being better, worse, or equal to another with respect to that value. Why … Read more
PPE Talk: Alex Voorhoev
Caldwell 208‘Healthy Nails versus Long Lives: The Psychology, Theory and Practice of Weighing Small against Large Harms’ Alex Voorhoev is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at LSE. He works broadly in political philosophy and … Read more