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Reading Groups

August 16, 2013

…woman’s best career option is to marry a man. As soon as she’s married, all of her hard-earned wages legally become her husband’s. A woman in this world cannot legally…

PPE Courses

July 31, 2023

…character, justice, moral reasoning, and moral conflicts. Readings drawn from classic or contemporary sources. Critical discussion emphasized. Honors version available Offered This Semester: Yes Section: 001 Credits: 3 Grading: Letter…

PPE in a Time of Pandemic

July 9, 2020

…Nguyen (Utah Valley University/University of Utah) in conversation with Simone Gubler (UNC) Moral Dilemmas, Moral Risk, and Science in a Democratic Society March 27, 2020 Philip Kitcher (Columbia University) and…

PPETP

March 18, 2021

…https://ppe.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1340/2021/03/1-wpv_x.png Imagining and Writing a Pandemic https://ppe.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1340/2021/03/6-wpv_x.png Labor, Exploitation, and the Future of Work https://ppe.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1340/2021/03/1-1-wpv_x.png Health, Disability, and Triage https://ppe.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1340/2021/03/3-1-wpv_x.png Moral Dilemmas, Moral Risk, and Science in a Democratic Society…

Congratulations to SURF Award Winner Eleanor Rankin!

June 21, 2023

…philosophical justification for lower court plea bargains? Using game theory as the predominate means of PPE principles, Eleanor’s research will engage with and dispute the traditional philosophical and legal reasoning…

Giving

October 2, 2018

…PPE course that helps students think about the social, political and moral role of giving in today’s world.  Please consider making a gift online to the Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Distinguished…

PPE Undergraduate Colloquium

February 24, 2016

Every year the Duke/UNC PPE program brings together about 20 outstanding PPE students from across the country to discuss a core topic with moral, economic, and political dimensions. Past topics…