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PPE research group discusses Machiavelli's The Prince

Elyse Reed, PPE Society Vice President and a PPE major, has organized an undergraduate research group to study Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince.

Other participating students include…

Co-coordinator Piers Turner discusses the PPE major, civil discourse, and utilitarianism on "More Human" podcast

Piers Norris Turner (Associate Professor, Philosophy) joined "More Human" host Matt Jordan for a discussion on the value of studying philosophy and Ohio State's Philosophy, Politics…

Four PPE faculty speak at international PPE Society conference

Core PPE faculty members – Sahar Heydari Fard, Eric MacGilvray, Emma Saunders-Hastings, and Piers Norris Turner – all gave presentations at the annual PPE Society conference from Nov 4-6, 2022. It…

PPE Prize Winners Announced

Graduating seniors Pablo Manon-Mateos and Joey Miller have been awarded the 2022 PPE Prizes for Academic Excellence.

The Prize annually honors up to two undergraduate students in the…

Congratulations graduates!

...and best wishes for a bright future!

Heidi Bowles

Olivia Burdette

Bailey Culp

Ben Errig

New PPE faculty: Sahar Heydari Fard

We are thrilled to announce that the Department of Philosophy has hired Dr. Sahar Heydari Fard to the position of Assistant Professor, starting in autumn 2022.

Professor Heydari Fard’s…

New PPE Concentration Course on Civil Discourse

The PPE major has added a new concentration course called Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society (ARTSSCI 2400/2400E) – the "COMPAS course" for short. The course can be counted…

PPE Society Hosts Dilemma Night

On Sept 14th, the undergraduate PPE Society will meet at 5:30pm for an evening of trolleys, prisoners, wisdom, and fun!

It will take place in the Philosophy's Department's Harris and Hill…

PPE/History Double Major Emily Needham featured by History Department

Emily Needham was the subject of the "Student Spotlight" in the Department of History. 

She says: "Now that I am in college, I love the complexity of history and that every event in…