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Ryan Muldoon

@RyanPMuldoon

Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Founder of PPE Program, University at Buffalo.

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Joined September 2016
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Brian Kogelmann@bkogel89Nov 3
What sustains liberal democracy beyond formal constitutions? @messina_jp, @jcrohsaine, Logan Strother, and I won $1.99M from the John Templeton Foundation to find out. Purdue, the Stephenson Institute, Jack Miller Center, and IHS bring us to nearly $2.91M. cla.purdue.edu/news/college/…
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Great stuff happening at Purdue!
JP Messina (@messina_jp) profile pictureJP Messina@messina_jpNov 2
Replying to @bkogel89
@bkogel89, @jcrohsaine, Logan Strother and I have received a ~2 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, which was facilitated by generous co-funding from many generous partners (see next post)! cla.purdue.edu/news/college/…
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cyrilhedoin.substack.com/p/p… What should the PPE Community Do?
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Buffalo: Best value in America
Alessandro Palombo (@thealepalombo) profile pictureAlessandro Palombo
@thealepalomboOct 12
America’s most livable cities, at local median salary and local tax rate. New York: this is probably the reason why Mamdani won
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Sarah Muldoon@SarahFMuldoonOct 12
#CCS2026 begins!
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Brian Kogelmann@bkogel89Oct 9
Postdoc in PPE @ Purdue! Position starts Jan 2027. Please share widely. philjobs.org/job/show/32577
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Professional societies and journals should use this shift in capacities as an opportunity to make knowledge dissemination better. Online-only journals can be much better than what print offers. Now is a great time to experiment.
Paul Novosad (@paulnovosad) profile picturePaul Novosad
@paulnovosadOct 8
What should an open scientific paper look like in the AI age? We made a demonstration project out of our paper on the childhood socioeconomic circumstances of the Nobel Laureates. Please check it out and share. Details in 🧵 1/
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Tim Graham@ByTimGrahamOct 1
Pour one out for Conehead, the Buffalo original who is saying goodbye to Bills games. nytimes.com/athletic/7645474…
Pour one out for ‘Conehead,’ a Buffalo original saying goodbye to Bills games (Gift Article)

Pour one out for ‘Conehead,’ a Buffalo original saying goodbye to Bills games (Gift Article)

At 71, Tom Girot is no longer selling beer at Bills games. Buffalo’s beloved Conehead still has one wish: to celebrate a Bills championship.

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David Skarbek@DavidSkarbekSep 29
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Kirun Sankaran@bad80smusicSep 26
SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS: My paper "Stasis Undermines Equality: Or, What's Wrong with Urban Growth Controls" has been published in Philosophical Perspectives. 1/n
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Very nice paper on sustaining the Open Society by Noah Kim link.springer.com/content/pd…
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GAUS PRIZE ANNOUNCED: The 2026 Gaus Memorial Prize goes to Gustavo Lisboa (NYU), for his paper, “State Legitimacy, Disagreement, and Exit.” ppesociety.org/2026/08/28/20…
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Another marvelous PPE at the Frontier! It is incredibly energizing to see the cool work that people are doing.
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Graduate students doing work in PPE: Fame and Fortune can be yours! 6th Annual 2026 Gaus Memorial Essay Prize now accepting submissions! Deadline: May 20 Winning Prize: $500 and a session dedicated to your essay at the PPE Society with 2 senior scholars commenting.
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Gaus Prize: Call for Papers - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society

Gaus Prize: Call for Papers - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society

This prize is now closed for submissions. Prize Overview: Gerald Gaus valued new approaches to PPE and the asking of new (or too long ignored)…

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Jake Monaghan doing cool work on the philosophy of the city: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Modeling the City (I)

Modeling the City (I)

Questions in the philosophy of the city are often approached first by modeling the city. I explain what models are and work through some examples to offer a rational reconstruction of how they are...

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Interested in orientation in social progress? Should you aim at what you think the ideal is, or should you focus on local improvements? Hankins, Muldoon and Wiens offer a nice framework for thinking this through. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Pursuing social progress: the question of orientation | Economics & Philosophy | Cambridge Core

Pursuing social progress: the question of orientation | Economics & Philosophy | Cambridge Core

Pursuing social progress: the question of orientation

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UB's PPE program secures $4 million federal grant to facilitate and study civil discourse, led by PI Justin Bruner buffalo.edu/news/releases/20…
UB awarded federal grant to promote civil discourse

UB awarded federal grant to promote civil discourse

Grant is among a set of similar yet distinct initiatives at 17 institutions of higher education that were awarded roughly $52 million in U.S. Department of Education funding.

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UB PPE is hiring again! We have 4 postdoc positions for a Fall 26 start. Join our large and growing team!
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Community Engagement Fellow ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/… Support our outreach and engagement activities across the university and in the city of Buffalo
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UB PPE offers an incredible, thriving intellectual community. We will have 8 core PPE faculty, 10 postdocs, a dozen or so grad students, and a whole lot of engaged undergrads. Lots of talks, reading groups, lab discussions, and workshops. A really fun and creative environment.
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