This is a collaborative workshop planned in cooperation with Hebrew University. The sessions will focus on four papers distributed in advance by Daniel Attas, David Heyd, Gerald Postema, and Ryan Preston-Roedder. The papers we will be discussing are: Daniel Attas' … Read more
Our third annual PPE Colloquium for undergraduates from around the country. Each Spring we invite PPE Programs from around the country to nominate a few of their best students to participate in an intensive two day colloquium. Readings are distributed … Read more
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is the author of the New York Times' bestsellersPredictably Irrationaland The Upside of Irrationality. His new book, The Honest Truth About … Read more
"Euvoluntary Bargaining as a Solution for Locke's Captain in 'Venditio'" Mike Munger is a professor in the Departments of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University, and is the Director of Duke's PPE Program. He is the author,Analyzing Policy (WW Norton, … Read more
"When Hobbes is an Optimist: Politics Among the Malevolent." Professor Lomasky is the Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law. He is the Director of the Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Program at the University of Virginia. Professor Lomasky's books … Read more
A small workshop to discuss work in progress by Rae Langton, Maggie Little, Kate Manne, Peter Railton, and Mark Schroeder. Other out of town participants include Jamie Dreier, Stan Husi, Robert Johnson, and Adrienne Martin.
Speakers include Geoffrey Brennan and Michael Munger (both past-Presidents of the Public Choice Society), Bruce Caldwell (Director of The Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke), Georg Vanberg (Associate Editor for the journal Public Choice), Loren Lomasky (Director of the Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Program at the University of … Read more
A small workshop for the Visiting Professors and others in the philosophy and PPE community. Session I: 9:30 – 11:00 Alexander Jech “What has Athens to do with Rome? De Tocqueville and Republican Liberty” Session II: 11:10 -12:40 Molly Gardner … Read more
"Freedom and Other Robustly Demanding Goods". Professor Pettit is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University. He works in political philosophy and moral theory.
09:30 – 11:00 session I: “Promises, Practices, and Reciprocity,” Chris Melenovsky 11:15 – 12:45 session II: “A Defense of the Harm-Based Solution to the Non-Identity Problem,” Molly Gardner 12:45 – 2:00 Lunch 02:00 – 3:30 session III: "Public Goods and … Read more
