Workshop in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

The Workshop in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (or PPE Workshop) was established in 1999 to encourage and explore the latest research by scholars from across the social sciences and humanities. For over 20 years, the PPE Workshop has been a vehicle for scholars and graduate students to discuss and receive feedback on research.

The workshop is held on Thursdays from 2:00-3:30pm.

Fall 2025 Schedule

August 28th—Christopher Morris (Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland) on “Can Natural Rights Be Artificial?”

September 4th—Edward Stringham (American Business and Economic Enterprise, Trinity College) on “Buchanan and Anarchism.”

September 11th—Vlad Tarko (Department of Political Economy and Moral Science, The University of Arizona) on TBD.

September 18th—Scott King (Department of Business and Economics, Ursinus College) on TBD.

September 25th—TBD.

October 2nd—Ismail Kurun (Social and Political Philosophy, Vanderbilt University) on “Philosophical Liberalization: Belief System Transformation in Nonliberal Societies.”

October 16th—Alexander Linsbichler (Department of Philosophy, Johannes Kepler University of Linz) on TBD.

October 23rd—Malte Dold (Department of Economics, Pomona College) on TBD.

October 30th—Brian Kogelmann (Philosophy and Political Science, Purdue University) on TBD.

November 6th—Frédéric Sautet (The Busche School of Business, The Catholic University of America) on “Profit and the Church.”

November 20th—TBD.

December 10th—William Easterly (Department of Economics, New York University) on Violent Saviors.

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