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Associate Professor
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
I design my classes to strike a balance between theory and application. I challenge students to study the ideas of the texts rigorously, while also creatively exploring how these ideas can be applied to better appreciate, interpret and create meaning out of one’s own experiences. By having students use the theories we discuss to analyze film segments, song lyrics, and current events, I encourage my students to see how philosophy enables us to reflect critically upon the interpretive veil we use to make sense of the world.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Assistant Professor
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
Philosophy courses should promote your curiosity about the world by offering the tools to pursue life’s hard questions. One key tool is collaboration: We make greater progress on life’s hard questions when we pursue them together. Guided by the idea that knowledge unfolds through communities of inquiry, I design my courses to provide the space to cultivate your philosophical outlook by drawing on the insights and contributions of your peers.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
At its core, philosophy is an activity. It’s the critical exploration of profound questions and the thoughtful use of knowledge to improve one’s life. In my courses, students do this by selecting projects and discussion topics based on what they find interesting and meaningful, thereby constructing their own learning experience.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
Philosophy Courses Taught
Professor
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
I take the view that Philosophy as a discipline has two elements, and I try to reflect that in my teaching. First, Philosophy, most importantly, involves the asking of the most basic questions that guide our lives, questions of how we can best live meaningful lives, and it pushes us to ask these questions in a way that challenges our assumptions about their answers. But philosophy is also a skill, so I teach with an eye to helping students develop the tools to think carefully about these questions and develop their ability to express their ideas in writing.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Professor
Educational Background
Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
Teaching is an art form. I take a multi-faceted approach designing and incorporating the largest variety of methodologies possible, combined with an overriding desire to make course materials relevant and contemporary to students. Real-life challenges are integrated with the objective to shape a learner-based experience.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
I would love to see my students challenging the norms of society and trying to re-evaluate their actions through moral reasoning. I, as a teacher would help them to equip themselves with suitable tools to come up with moral ideals and use them in their professional lives.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Associate Professor
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
My approach to teaching and philosophy is rooted in a belief that everyone has something to learn from and contribute to philosophy. Every student--because of their particular life experiences, passions, skills, and questions--has a perspective that can transform and further the conversations that make up philosophy. As a teacher, I see my role as facilitating participation in philosophical dialogue by helping students to connect their particular interests and expertise to the systematic and wonder-inducing questioning that philosophers have been engaged in for centuries.
Educational Background
Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
Teaching is what I love to do, the classroom is my favorite place on Earth, and seeing the light of recognition in a student’s eyes is what makes it all worthwhile. My highest goal is to see the sleeping philosopher reawaken in each student, lighting again the impulses of reflection and wonder.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
My Approach to Philosophy and Teaching
“Religion”--Everyone knows the historical horror stories. Yet, all faith traditions have innumerable examples of positive life-changing experiences. My goal is to expose students to both the positive and negative of the world’s major living faiths. Lectures integrate the academic with real-life examples drawn from my own worldwide 45-year quest.
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught
Adjunct Faculty
Educational Background
Philosophy Courses Taught