Want to understand the complex world in which we live? Consider UNC’s five-course minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics that lets you satisfy Gen. Ed. requirements with an assortment of courses that together add up to more than the sum of their parts. The PPE … Read more
Pizza will be available after the talk, so stick around! This event satisfies a CLE credit. *The venue for this event has a max capacity of 91; once the room has filled, no one else will be allowed entry, so … Read more
Second Applied Epistemology Workshop The Epistemology of Science Communication: New Directions Registration for this event is required. Please register HERE. The second AEP workshop will be on the epistemology of science communication. It will be held on September 22-23, 2023 … Read more
There will be pizza after the event q&a, so stick around! This is event is free and open to the public. Abstract: The Politics of Self-Destruction explores Rousseau’s idea that people in commercial societies are on an endless quest … Read more
This event is an open, public lecture in collaboration with Public Policy, to be followed by Q&A. This event satisfies a CLE credit. Pizza is available after the talk, so stick around! Abstract: Years of life lost (YLL) is … Read more
This is a free lecture, open to the public, with Q&A to follow! Pizza will be provided after the event, so stick around! Abstract: What did it mean to be a traitor in seventeenth-century England? Over the course of … Read more
Hosted by Duke University, in collaboration with UNC PPE. This is an invitational colloquium that brings some of the best PPE undergraduates from around the country to Durham, NC for two days of intensive discussion of material that has been … Read more
Abstract: Since 2016, there has been a dramatic erosion of support for establishment candidates and parties in favor of populist and even anti-system ones in many countries. Why? Ian Shapiro will answer that question, explain why many proposed remedies … Read more
Use the form HERE to request a seat at this salon. Please note that the readings must be completed in advance of attending the event. Discussion Leader: Maitland Thull, Office of Resilience (Alabama) Salon Description: The field of Urban and … Read more
Schedule: 10:00-10:30 Coffee & light snacks 10:30-11:30 Renée Jorgensen (University of Michigan, Philosophy) Comments: Erik Zhang (UNC Chapel Hill, Philosophy and PPE) 11:45-12:45 Jake Monaghan (University of Southern California) Comments: Doug MacKay (UNC Chapel Hill, Public Policy & PPE) 12:45-2:00 Lunch Break 2:00-3:00 Lauren Lyons (Rutgers University) … Read more
