Teaching Philosophy

​In teaching philosophy, I aim to help students gradually build the skills necessary to think through complex problems and organize their thoughts into sound arguments. Ithink it is only possible to do so with if we make the classroom a  welcoming learning environment, where they can be active and equal participants, and feel like fellows in inquiry.

Courses I am prepared to Teach

Introductory

• Introduction to Ethics
• Introduction to Logic/Critical Thinking
• Historical (esp. early-modern) & Topical Surveys (esp. value theory)

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Advanced

• Normative Ethics*
• Moral Psychology*
• Kant’s Ethics*
• Feminist Philosophy*
• Philosophy of Trust*
• Social and Political Philosophy*
• Applied Ethics
• Action Theory & Practical Reason*
• The Philosophy of Sex*
  

​*Indicates areas I am also prepared to teach at the graduate level.

Sample Courses & Syllabi

• Kant, Sex, and Women: Upper-Level Undergraduate Course
  In this course we will explore the apparent tension between Kant’s influential moral framework, grounded in  autonomy and dignity, and his troubling views on sex and women. For this purpose, we will adopt a critical, contemporary feminist lens to ask whether his philosophy can be salvaged from his prejudices.​
  
• The Philosophy of Trust: Graduate Seminar
  In this seminar we will explore foundational questions about the nature, limits, and rationality of trust. The course engages with contemporary debates on testimony, institutional trust, and trust in AI, under the premise that trust is an attitude of great interpersonal, social and epistemic significance, which broadens our agency and helps advance our different goals.