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
Event Description: Join us as Professor Mark McNeilly delves into the implications of artificial intelligence for politics and warfare and what it means for society and individuals. The talk will examine how AI will impact political campaigns, governance, regulations, and … Read more
Abstract: Immigration is one of the most fraught topics in American political discourse. But in most cases, the things we believe about immigration are based largely on myth, not facts. In this talk, Leah Boustan uses big data on millions … Read more
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
Join us in Davie 112 on Tuesday, February 4 at 6:30pm! This event is free and open to the public. There will be a Q&A session and pizza following the lecture! Please note the room change to Davie 112, and … Read more
PPE Program faculty and affiliated graduate students are welcome to join for this special lunchtime works-in-progress session with our guest, Joseph Heath! Lunch will be provided, but please use the form below to help us get an accurate headcount for … Read more
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
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
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
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
We hear a lot about the importance of a strong economy. But how do we know if the economy is doing well? Should we measure economic growth? Calculate human wellbeing? Examine whether individuals are free to make their own economic … Read more
This PPE Workshop features Kaushik Basu (Cornell University, former chief economist of the World Bank), Robert Doar (President of the American Enterprise Institute), and Carol Graham (University of Maryland, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institute). Bringing together different tools, insights, and perspectives, they will be discussing … Read more
