Speaker Series: Pamela Hieronymi (UCLA)
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PPE Speaker Series: “The Normative Function of Intentional Action” with Mikayla Kelley (University of Chicago)
Caldwell 105 ,Abstract: Our sophisticated capacities for normative thought, talk, and practice are supported by some fundamental, seemingly non-normative concepts. In this talk, I identify one such concept---the concept of intentional action---by identifying its distinctive normative function. Specifically, I argue that the … Read more
PPE Speaker Series: “Making Fair Comparisons in Political Theory” with David Wiens (UC San Diego)
Caldwell 105 ,Abstract: Political theorists frequently compare hypothetical scenarios for the purpose of identifying reasons to prefer one kind of institution to alternatives. We develop some best practices for these types of comparisons. To start, we examine three types of "unfair" comparisons … Read more
PPE Speaker Series: “Algorithmic Fairness” with Brian Hedden (ANU)
Caldwell 105 ,Abstract: Predictive algorithms are playing an increasingly prominent role in society, being used to predict recidivism, loan repayment, job performance, and so on. With this increasing influence has come an increasing concern with the ways in which they might be … Read more
Balter Lecture: Monique Wonderly (UCSD)
Caldwell 105 ,Forgiveness, Trust, and Betrayal While “affective shift” views of forgiveness have tended to characterize forgiveness as overcoming (some degree of) resentment felt in response to a moral violation, some add that, where relevant, the forgiver must also overcome negative emotions … Read more
PPE Speaker Series: “Angry Populist Politics: Why It Is Happening and What to Do About It” with Ian Shapiro (Yale)
Caldwell 105 ,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
PPE Speaker Series: “The Poisoned Tree: Treason of the Heart in Seventeenth-Century England” with Alison McQueen (Stanford)
Caldwell 105 ,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
PPE Speaker Series: “The Politics of Self-Destruction” with Geneviève Rousseliere (Duke)
Caldwell 105 ,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
Philosophy @ the Movies: Paprika
Caldwell 105 ,Join the Philosophy Department for a viewing of Paprika (2007)! Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code name "Paprika," is a dream detective at night. Atsuko and her colleagues are working on a device called … Read more
PPE Society@Carolina Presents: Movie Night: Inferno (2016)
Caldwell 105 ,PPE Society@Carolina will be viewing Inferno at this student-run event! Come watch Inferno with us and enjoy pizza and beverages! Discussion after the movie.