PHIL/POLI/ECON 698.002 – Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course

Instructor: Kirun Sankaran. This course meets TR 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. in PE 2066.

This course is the capstone of the PPE sequence. It will be run like a graduate seminar, and is designed to examine advanced issues further equip you with tools at the intersection of politics, philosophy and economics. The specific focus of the course will be on models and their use in both philosophy and social science. How do models help economists, political scientists, and philosophers think about important descriptive and normative issues? What’s the relationship between models and reality? Should models be “realistic” or can they have false assumptions?

This course is for graduating senior PPE minors who have (1) taken the 384 Gateway course and (2) have taken (or are taking) all other courses necessary to complete the PPE minor.

For enrollment assistance, please contact our PPE Administrators at ppeprogram@unc.edu.

Prerequisite: PHIL/POLI/ECON 384.