PPE interviews aren't a syllabus test. The interviewer wants premises and conclusions, willingness to engage with a counter-example, and the ability to revise a view under pressure without abandoning it altogether.
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Drawn from publicly reported interview content and the kind of reasoning that comes up year after year. The interviewer will follow up until your reasoning holds.
Is it ever rational to vote in a national election?
What's the difference between a law and a moral rule?
When, if ever, is it legitimate for a government to ignore a majority vote?
Are markets a moral institution, or just a useful one?
How would you measure the value of one year of someone's life?
Steelman: 'Knowledge is just true belief.' Then attack it.
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