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Reading Groups

August 16, 2013

…moral philosophy, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, is the text that we will study in this reading group. It serves as both a fascinating contribution to moral philosophy, with its…

PPE Courses

July 31, 2023

…different philosophical perspectives about right and wrong, personal character, justice, moral reasoning, and moral conflicts. Readings drawn from classic or contemporary sources. Critical discussion emphasized. Honors version available Offered This…

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…

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…

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…

Spotlight: The Shaffer Family

September 20, 2024

…a fellow with extensive knowledge of philanthropy. The Shaffer Distinguished Fellow will mentor students and teach a PPE course that helps students think about the social, political and moral role of…

PPE WELCOMES FIVE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS!

July 29, 2024

…the department in the summer of 2024 as the Applied Epistemology Project Postdoctoral Fellow/Teaching Assistant Professor in the PPE Program. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in…