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Reading Groups

August 16, 2013

…book, Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke call on us to do better. Their focus is on the phenomenon of moral grandstanding, which is the use of moral talk to impress…

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…

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…

Five New PPE Faculty in 2021!

September 16, 2021

…the summer of 2021 as an assistant professor with a specialization in philosophy, politics, and economics. Alex’s research interests include public education, the moral and political status of children, 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…

Congratulations, Professor Jen Morton!

November 1, 2020

…the 2021 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for the year’s book that best contributes to the understanding and improvement of liberal education. More information here: https://www.aacu.org/press/press-releases/aacu-announces-winner-2021-frederic-w-ness-book-award Book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691179230/moving-up-without-losing-your-way Book…