Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Video Series
& Digital Curriculum Resources
IHS has worked with leading PPE professors to create a series of 23 videos on foundational topics, and to pair them each with suggested readings and other resources to add to your syllabus or lesson plan.
Modules
We have also made these video modules available on our YouTube channel.
Game Theory
Four video series
Professors Jonathan Anomaly and Christopher Coyne provide an introduction to Game Theory in general and to three of the most commonly referenced games: Coordination Games, Assurance Games, and the Prisoner’s Dilemma.
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Equality
Four video series
Professor David Schmidtz challenges students to consider what is meant when people talk about equality, explaining that the first question to ask is “equality of what?” These videos explore the liberal tradition and equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, equality of distribution, equality of treatment, and more.
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Justice
Four video series
Professor Geoff Sayre-McCord explores the question, “what is justice?” and gives students a framework to evaluate whether they are truly considering a question of justice, or of some other value. These videos consider individual rights, distributive justice, and how to evaluate the justice of a legal system.
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How Markets Work
Three video series
Professors Michael Munger, Christopher Coyne, and Jonathan Anomaly give an introduction to the power of markets and the market process, the question of market failure and what the market can’t provide, as well as some prominent critiques of markets.
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Public Choice Economics
Five video series
Professors Geoffrey Brennan and Michael Munger give an introduction to Public Choice Economics and some of its core lessons, including the topics of rent-seeking, special interest groups, bureaucracy, and voting.
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Markets on the Margin
Three video series
Professors Christopher Coyne, Jonathan Anomaly, and Michael Munger apply the lessons of PPE to help students consider controversial policy questions, including recreational drugs, genetic engineering, price gouging, and foreign economic development.
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Additional Teaching Resources
Additional teaching resources and links specific to each topic may be found under each video.
Sample syllabi from PPE faculty:
- PPE Capstone syllabus
- PPE 101 syllabus
- Intro to PPE syllabus
- Introduction to Political Economy syllabus and lectures
Presented by the Institute for Humane Studies and the John Templeton Foundation
This project was made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this project are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.
