The University Center for Human Values sponsors a limited number of seminars and workshops throughout the academic year which seek to incite thought and discussion about ethical issues in both private and public life.
Upcoming Events
The 17th Princeton University Graduate Conference in Political Theory will be held from Friday, April 25 to Saturday, April 26, 2025.
The conference offers graduate students a unique opportunity to present and receive feedback on works in progress. Each session focuses exclusively on one paper. After receiving…
- Department of Politics
- University Center for Human Values
The 17th Princeton University Graduate Conference in Political Theory will be held from Friday, April 25 to Saturday, April 26, 2025.
The conference offers graduate students a unique opportunity to present and receive feedback on works in progress. Each session focuses exclusively on one paper. After receiving…
- Department of Politics
- University Center for Human Values
Over the past decade, political theorists, intellectual historians, and political philosophers have become increasingly interested in comparing “traditions” of political thought and in tracing the “circulation, exchange, and co-production” of ideas across the globe. These objectives appear to be, however, in some tension. If we view traditions…
Over the past decade, political theorists, intellectual historians, and political philosophers have become increasingly interested in comparing “traditions” of political thought and in tracing the “circulation, exchange, and co-production” of ideas across the globe. These objectives appear to be, however, in some tension. If we view traditions…
The conference will showcase the ongoing work of Chuck’s former students, on the themes of global justice, democratic citizenship, social and political (in)equality, and the state and political obligation.
This workshop examines skepticism’s crucial yet underexplored role in Enlightenment moral and political thought. We bring together historians, philosopher and political theorists to stimulate a renewal of scholarship. Our discussions are structured around, but not limited to, Elena Zeng’s book manuscript The Politics of Belief in…