PPE Lecture Series

Our schedule for the upcoming academic year is below. If you are interested in receiving reminders about our events, please email danorton@fsu.edu to join the mailing list.

Pete Boettke, Professor of Economics, George Mason University
“The Debate of the Century: The Problem of Economic Calculation from Wartime Planning to the Age of AI”
Date/Time: Thursday, February 26 at 12pm
Location: Student Union (Student Senate)

Elizabeth Anderson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
“Categorical Inequality and the Economy of Esteem”
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 3rd at 12pm
Location: Student Services Building (Rm 203)

Jim Otteson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
“Panel Discussion: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations at 250 Years”
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th at 11:30am
Location: Student Union (Student Senate)

Bart Wilson, Professor of Economics, Chapman University
“Panel Discussion: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations at 250 Years”
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th at 11:30am
Location: Student Union (Student Senate)

Previous Speakers
Fall 2025 – Dan Layman (Philosophy, Davidson College), Catherine Pakaluk (Economics, Catholic University of America), Leah Boustan (Econoimcs, Yale University)
Spring 2025 – Anthony Gill (Political Science, University of Washington), Tom Palfrey (Economics and Political Science, Caltech), Jenna Bednar (Political Science, University of Michigan)
Fall 2024 -John Wallis (Economics, University of Maryland), Erik Gartzke (Political Science, University of California San Diego), Abigail Hall (Economics, University of Tampa), Harry Brighouse (Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison)
Spring 2024 – James Johnson (Political Science, University of Rochester)
Fall 2023 – Mike Munger (Political Science, Duke University), Melissa Kearney (University of Maryland), Geoff Sayre-McCord (Philosophy, UNC Chapel Hill)