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PPE Speaker Series: “Ideological Bayesians” with Kevin Dorst (MIT)

Abstract: It’s often said that Bayesian updating is unbiased and converges to the truth—and, therefore, that biases must emerge from non-Bayesian sources. That’s wrong. For agents like us, updating on our total evidence is impossible—instead, we must selectively attend to certain questions, ignoring … Read more

PPE and “Toxic Philanthropy” with John Bare (UNC)

Caldwell 213

Description: The wild uncertainties of philanthropy, James Baldwin wrote, can drive givers to madness.* If only Baldwin had had access to PPE students and faculty! Using PPE lenses, we can uncover critical questions and explore innovative approaches that hold promise … Read more

PPE Program FDOC Meet and Greet

Caldwell 105

The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program is holding an FDOC Meet and Greet at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, January 8 in Caldwell 105! Want to understand the complex world in which we live? Consider UNC’s five-course minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics that … Read more

PPE Society at Carolina: General Body Meeting

Caldwell 213

Join us on Wednesday, January 29, from 7-8pm in Caldwell 213 as we kick off the semester with our first PPE Society at Carolina General Body Meeting! All undergraduate majors (and minors!) are welcome to participate in this student organization. … Read more

CPH-PPE Flyleaf Books Talks: Humanities in Action

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

In this lecture series, UNC Faculty members share their research and answer questions in 90 minutes or less. This spring’s Humanities in Action roster features speakers from UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program—an interdisciplinary initiative that asks scholars to apply … Read more

$10

UNC-Duke National Undergraduate PPE Colloquium

Caldwell 213

The UNC-Duke National Undergraduate PPE Colloquium is an annual two-day event co-hosted by the UNC and Duke PPE Programs. We bring together twenty top PPE students from universities across the country for a series of intensive discussion-based sessions sparked by … Read more

CPH-PPE Flyleaf Books Talks: “Unpacking Justice: The LA Aqueduct and Chinatown” with Cara Nine

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Featuring Cara Nine, Associate Professor of Political Science, Core Faculty in UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program This event will examine three kinds of justice: procedural justice, historical justice, and distributive justice. To illustrate how these different kinds of justice work, we’ll … Read more

$10

CPH-PPE Flyleaf Books Talks: “Making Public Choices: Consequentialism and Its Critics” with Gerard Rothfus

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Featuring Gerard Rothfus, Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Core Faculty in UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program Consequentialism offers a simple and intuitive logic for thinking about the merits of both individual actions and social policies. According to this logic, actions … Read more

$10