News & Events

Kissel Lecture in Harvard Law Today

February 14, 2019

Linda Greenhouse's Kissel Lecture in Ethics was also covered by Harvard Law Today. The article includes a link to the video recording of the event.

You can read the coverage here.

Kissel Lecture with Linda Greenhouse in the Crimson

February 8, 2019

You can read a write-up of our recent Kissel Lecture in Ethics, featuring Linda Greenhouse, in the Harvard Crimson. Several of our Undergraduate Fellows are quoted in the article. Read more about Kissel Lecture with Linda Greenhouse in the Crimson

Embedded EthiCS in the Gazette

January 30, 2019

Barbara Grosz, Alison Simmons, and Jeff Behrends--all Faculty Affiliates of the Center--have been working to launch a new Embedded EthiCS program at Harvard. This article in the Harvard Gazette is a great write-up of their work and vision for the program.

Former Undergraduate Fellow, Renan Ferreirinha Carneiro ('17), Elected to Office in Rio de Janeiro

January 23, 2019

Hearty congratulations to our former Undergraduate Fellow, Renan Carneiro, who has been elected as State Representative for Rio de Janeiro! Carneiro will serve in Rio's legislative house for the next 4 years. You can read about his decision to run for office right after graduating from Harvard here. Read more about Former Undergraduate Fellow, Renan Ferreirinha Carneiro ('17), Elected to Office in Rio de Janeiro

"A New Look at the Father of Modern Political Thought," in the Harvard Gazette

January 22, 2019

“Forty or 50 years ago, it was thought that, although there would be inequality in capitalist societies, that it would be moderate, and that there would be a rising tide, which would lift all ships,” Michael Rosen. For more from the interview in the Harvard Gazette with Michael Rosen on the significance of John Rawls and our upcoming conference, click here. Read more about "A New Look at the Father of Modern Political Thought," in the Harvard Gazette

New Publication from Aaron Ancell

January 18, 2019

Fellow-in-Residence Aaron Ancell has a new article published in the Journal of Social Philosophy's special issue on Market Democracy. "Democratic Theory for a Market Democracy: The Problem of Merriment and Diversion when Regulators and the Regulated Meet," co-authored with Wayne Norman, can be found at this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josp.12261

Mathias Risse in the Harvard Gazette on the Importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

December 10, 2018

Mathias Risse, Faculty Committee member and Co-director of the Graduate Fellowship, reflects on the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the Harvard Gazette. Read the full article here: bit.ly/2C0YdoP

"Who's Got Personality?" an Interview with Deb Chasman and Merve Emre

October 1, 2018

Deb Chasman, 2018-19 Fellow-in-Residence and Editor-in-Chief of Boston Review, conducted a fascinating interview with Merve Emre on personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. In their conversation, they explore "what the test really measures and what it misses, how it has come to function as a form of divination and therapy in an age of secular alienation, and why its claims of innateness are at odds with richer understandings of personality and character."

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Exciting News about Mathias Risse

September 28, 2018

Mathias Risse has been named the Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School, and is the new faculty director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Congratulations, Mathias!... Read more about Exciting News about Mathias Risse

New Publication by Emanuela Ceva

September 17, 2018

Emanuela Ceva, our visiting Fulbright Scholar in the spring of 2018, has a new article in the Journal of Political Philosophy. The article, "Personal Trust, Public Accountability, and the Justification of Whistleblowing," co-written by Michele Bocchiola, was partially written during Emanuela's time at the Center.

You can find the full article here.