PPE General Information Meeting Want to understand the complex world in which we live? Consider UNC’s five-course minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics that lets you satisfy Gen. Ed. requirements with an assortment of courses that together add up to more than the … Read more
Abstract: Liberalism is taking a beating. Many deny, evermore boldly, that freedom and equality are central political values. The fiercest challengers are religious anti-liberals. These groups argue that the state should promote the authentic human good with coercion if necessary. The chief … Read more
VENUE: Caldwell Hall 105 Event Description: In contemporary political discussions, it is depressingly common to see people criticized for expressing impure beliefs. Moreover, those who sometimes defect from their tribe are criticized for failing to be firmly enough on the … Read more
"Individual Responsibility and Distributive Justice" Jeff Spinner-Halev is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Political Ethics in the Political Science Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of The Boundaries of Citizenship: Race, Ethnicity and Nationality … Read more
Sponsored by PPE and Parr Center for Ethics: "A Game-Theoretic Analysis and Critique of John Rawls' A Theory of Justice" with Robert Wolff, emeritus professor of African American Studies and Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Come for … Read more
The interests of the worse off matter more than the interests of the better off. This is not because being worse off than one’s fellows is bad in itself. Nor is it because inequality is bad in itself. Nor still … Read more
The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility In this talk, I argue that there are ethical costs upwardly mobile students must bear if they are to dramatically transform their life circumstances. These costs affect their relationships with family and friends, their … Read more
Market economies have made us rich, but have they done so at the cost of our souls? Office Space offers a comedic glimpse into the lives of corporate employees who hate their jobs and finally decide to do something about it. … Read more
This is a meeting for current PPE minors as well as any students who would like to find out more about the PPE Program, the PPE minor, and our various extracurricular offerings. It will be a chance to meet some … Read more
Sreedhari Desai will present a talk at 6pm in Caldwell 105: Moral Symbols: A Necklace of Garlic against Unethical Requests. What's the connection between displaying religious or moral symbols and being asked to do something unethical? Come tonight to find out! … Read more
Richard V. Reeves will present a talk based on his recent book "Dream Hoarders? Enduring Inequality and the American Upper Middle Class." America is becoming a class-based society. It is conventional wisdom to focus on the excesses of the top … Read more
Join the PPE Society @ Carolina for an information session about what this student organization is all about, and hear about their plans for this spring! Pizza will be served.
