"Politics and Economics" John Tomasi is a political philosoher at Brown University. He is the author of Free Market Fairness, which was recently published by Princeton University Press. This is part of the Hayek Lecture Series. Sponsored by the Center … Read more
with papers by Doug MacKay (UNC-Chapel Hill), Vida Panitch (Carleton University) and L. Chad Horne (University of Toronto), Patrick Turmel (Université Laval), Sandra Raponi (Merrimack College), Jonathan Peterson (Loyola University), Sari Kisilevsky (CUNY Queens). Please click here for a complete … Read more
"North Carolina's Greatest Challenge" Gene Nichol is Boyd Tinsley distinguished professor of law and Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina. From 2005-2008, he was president of the College of William and … Read more
Matthew Adler will present, “Fairness, Claims and Prioritarianism: Accounting for Responsibility and Desert” Abstract: The literature on “luck egalitarianism” seeks to refine criteria of distributive justice so as to take account of differential individual responsibility and/or desert. Intuitively, as between … Read more
At a time when so many people feel unsafe, questions about gun control are especially important. For example, does gun ownership decrease violent crime by deterring potential criminals, or does it increase violent crime by allowing more people access to … Read more
Laurie Shrage's work evaluates public policies on markets in sexual services and expressive materials, reproductive health care, legal gender identity, and marriage. She is more interested in the active application of philosophical theory to inform public debate - in what she terms … Read more
Unequal Democracy: Dr. Larry Bartels will be visiting campus and giving a talk followed by a Q&A tomorrow (Wednesday, April 18th) from 6-7pm in Hanes Art Auditorium (Hanes 121). *Please note venue change!* He will speak on economic inequality and its impact on American politics. Dr. … Read more
The Carolina Forum for Ethics presents a panel discussion on Moral Obligations to Returning Veterans featuring Wayne E. Lee, Hilary Lithgow, and Albie Masland. Please join us as we examine the ethical duties that civilians, colleges/universities, our society, and our government owe to returning … Read more
October 29, 2020 5:00 - 6:00 pm via Zoom The PPE Program and the Parr Center for Ethics are happy to be jointly hosting The Ethics and Efficacy of Protests. This event will feature Candice Delmas (Northeastern) and William … Read more
The Second International Behavioral Public Policy Conference Program Details Keynote speakers: Erik Angner Sunita Sah Plenary Session Panels: New Directions in BPP at UNC-CH with Sreedhari Desai (Business), Allison Lazard (Journalism), and Lindsey Taillie (Global Public Health) BPP in State and Federal Governance with David Yokum (NC Office of Strategic … Read more
The 10th Biennial Conference of the Society for Humanities, Social Science, and Medicine ADVOCACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: NAVIGATING THE BOUNDARIES OF MODERN MEDICINE April 13th & 14th, 2024, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Registration Program Attendee Info Our Team … Read more
How can we overcome the distrust of democratic institutions if we promote populist or technocratic assumptions that threaten the democratic commitment to inclusion? How do proposals for citizen assemblies or citizen participation reinforce populist or technocratic aims that will further … Read more
