Among the many things that remain of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who died on 14 March 2026, are two things: firstly, that the crisis of capitalism – a word the social-democratic master ...

Philosophy, Politics and Economics, often called PPE, studies how values, power and decision making interact in the real world. This research area brings together philosophical analysis, political ...

In early May, the student-run Journal of Philosophy, Politics & Economics published its inaugural issue. In their foreword to the first volume, the editorial board enthusiastically endorsed ...

As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...

Anuj Krishnamurthy ’19 is wrong about philosophy, politics and economics. On Tuesday, he wrote a column in The Herald that took aim at the Brown University Journal of Philosophy, Politics and ...

The past three decades have witnessed a renaissance in attention given to Roman political thought by scholars of ancient literature, history, philosophy, and the history of political thought. Of the ...

To tackle the challenges facing modern democracies, like authoritarianism and late-stage capitalism, policymakers could embrace the communitarian beliefs espoused by 20th-century philosopher John ...

After more than seventy years writing and thinking about democracy, capitalism, and the possibility of emancipatory politics, ...

Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

The Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) The PPE major is designed to help students develop an interdisciplinary toolkit for approaching social and political problems. To do so, the major is ...