My approach to teaching is informed by the thought that the only material one needs to get philosophical thinking up and running is the confusing enterprise of living the life of a person. Thus, whether it is assessing the merit of Kant’s moral law, figuring out whether or not we’re dreaming, or probing the nature of aesthetic experience, I aim to anchor the philosophical work we do in the classroom in students’ lived experiences. In this way, their lives illuminate our discussions, which in turn illuminate (and perhaps help them make sense of) their lives.

Below is a list of courses I have taught:

• General Education Courses
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • General Ethics
  • Business Ethics
  • Biomedical Ethics
  • Social Ethics and Values
  • First Year Seminar: Agency and Technology in the 21st Century
• Courses for the Major
  • History of Modern Philosophy
  • Special Topics: Philosophy of Art
  • Special Topics: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
  • Senior Seminar: Philosophy and/as Social Criticism
  • Senior Seminar: Marx and the Frankfurt School
  • Independent Study: Themes in Late Modern Philosophy