Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics The Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics explores how values, institutions, and incentives shape the world we live in.

The Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is an independent research center at Brown University.

Check out PPE Center postdoc Aaron Chipp-Miller’s most recent publication: Abstract:  This paper investigates whether a ...
08/27/2026

Check out PPE Center postdoc Aaron Chipp-Miller’s most recent publication:

Abstract: This paper investigates whether a relational egalitarian defense of democracy at the state level can ground a parallel case argument for workplace democracy. I argue that it can in two ways. First, I evaluate the arguments of a prominent relational egalitarian (Niko Kolodny) who believes it cannot and show that his arguments are mistaken in ways that lead him to underestimate the strength of the parallel case. Second, I develop a positive model of the connection between relational equality and democracy – the proportionality model – that clearly and strongly supports the case for democracy at the state and workplace levels.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10892-026-09561-z

The PPE Center supports a wide range of undergraduate programs that empower students to take advantage of interdisciplin...
08/24/2026

The PPE Center supports a wide range of undergraduate programs that empower students to take advantage of interdisciplinary study.

PPE Center faculty member Felipe Valencia is teaching ECON 1210- Intermediate Macroeconomics and ECON 1690- Latin Americ...
08/21/2026

PPE Center faculty member Felipe Valencia is teaching ECON 1210- Intermediate Macroeconomics and ECON 1690- Latin American Economic History this fall.

PPE Center faculty member Emily Skarbek is teaching ECON 1200 - History of Economic Thought this fall!
08/18/2026

PPE Center faculty member Emily Skarbek is teaching ECON 1200 - History of Economic Thought this fall!

PPE Center faculty member Ryan Doody will be teaching PHIL 1561 - Are We Doomed? Ethics, Economics, and the Future this ...
08/17/2026

PPE Center faculty member Ryan Doody will be teaching PHIL 1561 - Are We Doomed? Ethics, Economics, and the Future this fall!

PPE Center faculty member Simone Gubler will be teaching PHIL 2520- Topics in Political and Legal Philosophy this fall.
08/13/2026

PPE Center faculty member Simone Gubler will be teaching PHIL 2520- Topics in Political and Legal Philosophy this fall.

This fall, Center Director David Skarbek will teach POLS 1455: Crime, Punishment, and Politics.
08/06/2026

This fall, Center Director David Skarbek will teach POLS 1455: Crime, Punishment, and Politics.

The Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics supports research and teaching on the values, institutions, and incen...
07/31/2026

The Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics supports research and teaching on the values, institutions, and incentives that shape society. Many of the most pressing questions demand both normative and empirical insight, and the Center supports work that brings philosophical reasoning, political analysis, and economic approaches into conversation in a spirit of open and rigorous inquiry. The Center emphasizes methodological integration of approaches that jointly address institutional design and the conditions necessary for societies to flourish. Committed to civil discourse and intellectual pluralism, the Center advances rigorous scholarship and innovative teaching that equip students and faculty to navigate and engage a complex, interconnected, and contested world.

After much anticipation, we're excited to welcome David French to Brown University on October 1 for “I Know I'm Right: H...
07/29/2026

After much anticipation, we're excited to welcome David French to Brown University on October 1 for “I Know I'm Right: How Fundamentalism Perverts Politics and Religion.” We hope you will join us!

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