UNC Philosophy Department

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Interested in possibly, maybe going to law school?  Come get some free advice from four current UNC Law students, including a discussion of the intellectual, professional, and financial implications of deciding to pursue a career in law.

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

This evening, Elizabeth Anderson will offer a nuanced discussion of the moral constraints in the Protestant work ethic, contrasting it with various exploitative and tyrannical practices we see today and discussing changes which can orient our economy towards the common good

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Our Markus Kohl has been chosen by Oxford University Press to feature in their Philosophy in Focus: Freedom collection! https://t.co/oVvD8M7A4I

You can read a chapter from his book, Kant on Freedom and Rational Agency, here! https://t.co/Oz3Hm42Cqa

Thank you @OUPPhilosophy!

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

The Parr Center for Ethics will be collaborating to host a series of reading groups and live performances centered around Homer's Odyssey! To learn more, go to https://t.co/EzphnzKOYM

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Friday, March 7th, the one and only Christine Korsgaard will be coming to discuss the relation between standards for goodness and standards for rightness. Join us in Hyde Hall from 2:30-4:30 with refreshments to follow!

[UNC Parr Center for Ethics @theparrcenter]

The 2024-2025 National Case Set is here!

These cases will be featured in the National High School Ethics Bowl Competition next month and are also free to access online via the NHSEB website or link in our bio. Check them out now!

#EthicsBowl #CaseSet #NHSEB2025

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Join us tomorrow, March 3rd at 6:30 PM in Caldwell 105 for a discussion with Dan Singer about how workers’ creativity and agency are undermined by managerial corporations! There will be a Q&A and pizza after the talk.

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Saturday, February 22nd, UNC's PPE program will host three scholars offering valuable and diverse perspectives as they discuss how we should be evaluating societies. Learn more and register here! https://t.co/LxuXmlca2z

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Tomorrow, 2/4/25, in Davie Hall at 6:30, Joseph Heath will give a talk wherein he evaluates claims that co-ops are more democratic, equitable, and pro-social than traditional corporations. Come on out for pizza and a stimulating PPE conversation!

[IAH at UNC @iah_unc]

Rebecca Walker (FFP ’15, ’24) will be leading @PhilosophyUNC's Ethics Around the Table themed around Doctors in Prisons on February 4 at 12:30 p.m. https://t.co/uH0xXMz1zS

[UNC Parr Center for Ethics @theparrcenter]

🚢 Join UNC Classics, Music, & Philosophy for reading groups, staged performances, & public events on Homer’s Odyssey!

📅 Feb 12, 5:30 PM | 📍 Murphey 104

This year, we turn from tragedy to epic poetry! Come to the info session or reach out!

@unccollege @PhilosophyUnc

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Click here to learn more about the competition and volunteering https://t.co/LdtElX78EH and click here to register https://t.co/N3fwWHTfha

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The North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl competition is Saturday, January 25th at UNC! We welcome you to volunteer, no experience with philosophy or NHSEB required. Training will be afforded to those who volunteer to judge matches.

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

On January 16th in Caldwell 105, UNC PPE will host Professor Mark McNeilly as he delves into the implications of artificial intelligence for politics and warfare. https://t.co/rrKoisONbY

[UNC Parr Center for Ethics @theparrcenter]

🌊 This Spring, Homer’s Odyssey comes alive with free books, intergenerational talks, public readings, school visits & more—thanks to support from NC Humanities!

📚 Stay tuned via Parr Center or email Dr. Vazquez at the Parr Center to get involved.

#Homer2025 #NCHumanities

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Undergraduates, are you interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy? Come to our info session on December 2nd to learn more about that process!

[UNC Philosophy Department @PhilosophyUnc]

Thursday, 11/7 at 6:30 in Davie 112, @kevin_dorst of MIT will be coming to discuss the ways in which ideology influences Bayesian inferences and leads to biases and polarization https://t.co/7qt4Tatnuv

[UNC Parr Center for Ethics @theparrcenter]

Check out the report from our Outreach Director, @daft_bookworm & co-PI @M_Prinzing on the findings from their @apaphilosophy-funded project, "Does Studying Philosophy Make People Better Thinkers?"

#ethicseducation
#philospphyeducation
#ParrCenterresearch

[UNC School of Data Science and Society @UNCSDSS]

🌱We’ve awarded 4⃣ seed grants to support interdisciplinary data science research projects. Congratulations to the teams, representing faculty and researchers from @UNCSON, @UNC_SOM, SDSS, @unccollege and @theparrcenter! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/sFWaadJnKR

[UNC Parr Center for Ethics @theparrcenter]

We're thrilled that we've been awarded a Capacity-Building Grant from the #EducatingCharacterInitiative through @character_wfu
The project will expand the capacity of our #ParrHeel program & support research on the Center’s impact on undergrads.
Read more: https://t.co/cqoIM9TweP