Seth Lazar has published on a wide range of topics in political philosophy, practical ethics, and normative ethics. He has written on corrective justice, the nature of rights, associative duties, the ethics of war and self-defence, the ethics of risk, and moral decision-making under uncertainty. He … Read more
"Behavioral Economics, Libertarian Paternalism, and the Nudge Agenda" Erik Angner is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Economics, and Public Policy at George Mason University. For a complete bio, please visit his website. This event is free and open to all; pizza … Read more
This is an invitational colloquium that brings some of the best PPE Undergraduates from around the country to Chapel Hill for two days of intensive discussion of material that has been read in advance. Click on each link to download … Read more
"Should States Allow Markets in Citizenship?" Christopher Freiman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at William & Mary. Professor Freiman's research interests include democratic theory, distributive justice, and applied ethics - to see his complete bio, please visit his website. This … Read more
This is a workshop to discuss work in progress. Out of town participants include: Sahar Akhtar (Virginia), Guy Axtell (Radford College), Jason Brennan (Georgetown), Randy Dipert (SUNY – Buffalo), Amanda Greene (University College, London), Javier Hidalgo (Richmond), Meena Krishnamurthy (Michigan), … Read more
Jessica Flanigan is an assistant professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, at the University of Richmond, where she teaches ethics and critical thinking. For a complete bio, please visit her website. This event is free and … Read more
The Morality of Markets Jonathan Anomaly In this intensive one day seminar we’ll explore the moral ideals underlying socialism and capitalism, and the economic and moral consequences of socialist and market-based systems of political economy. In particular we’ll read Jerry … Read more
"Hurricane Katrina: Entrepreneurship after Recovery" Virgil Henry Storr is a Senior Research Fellow and the Senior Director of Academic and Student Programs at the Mercatus Center, a Research Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, George Mason University and … Read more
"Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests," Jason Brennan, is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown … Read more
"Free Speech and Campus Politics" Jonathan Haidt (pronounced “height”) is a social psychologist at the NYU-Stern School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, and spent most of his career (1995-2011) at the University … Read more
"Rags to Riches: Change in Context and Deliberation" Jennifer Morton is an assistant professor of philosophy at the City College of New York and a senior fellow at the Center for Ethics and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pizza will … Read more
"Fleecing the Young" Loren Lomasky is the Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy & Law at the University of Virginia. Among his many publications are his co-authored -- with Geoff Brennan -- Democracy and Decision: The Pure Theory of Electoral … Read more
