Monday, August 31, 3pm ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/93728866050 Meeting ID: 937 2886 6050 For the meeting topic, we will be focusing on the recently announced historic peace deal reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. We have included … Read more
An intensive afternoon workshop for faculty and graduate students on papers by our two new PPE Research Assistant Professors: Asya Passinsky and Kirun Sankuran. Come welcome them, get to know their work, and engage with interesting ideas. Schedule 1 - … Read more
“Resisting Pessimism Traps: The Limits of Epistemic Resilience" Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/98179183794 Jennifer Morton is a core faculty member in UNC's Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program and the author of Moving Up Without Losing Your Way.
PPE General Information Meeting Date: August 12, 2020, 6:30pm ET Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/92750312376 If you think you might be interested in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Minor or you think you might just be interested in learning about our programming, … Read more
Friday, July 10th, 4PM ET VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/KHJRzYCkEo0 In our increasingly globalized world, the experience of a pandemic raises vexed issues about the regulation of immigration. In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order limiting skilled immigration … Read more
A discussion of Jennifer Morton’s book Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility including Harry Brighouse (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Robin Zheng (Yale-NUS), Olufemi Taiwo (Georgetown), and David O’Brien (Tulane). From the book jacket: “Upward mobility … Read more
Join us for a discussion on David Estlund’s Utopophobia: On the Limits (If Any) of Political Philosophy with David Estlund (Brown), Jason Brennan (Georgetown), David Wiens (UC/San Diego), and, moderating, Geoff Sayre-McCord (UNC/Chapel Hill). Overview: Throughout the history of political philosophy and politics, there has been continual debate about … Read more
Friday, April 3rd, 3PM ET C. Thi Nguyen - Games, Public Policy, and the Pandemic A strikingly large number of Americans are now subject to shelter-in-place orders. Many will turn to games to pass the time with family and friends, … Read more
Friday, March 27, 2020, 3PM ET Panel 1: Moral Dilemmas, Moral Risk, and Science in a Democratic Society Philip Kitcher (Columbia University) and Max Khan Hayward (University of Sheffield) in conversation with Simone Gubler (UNC, Chapel Hill). Kitcher recently published … Read more
