TCR

Teaching

info Vita

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In my teaching, I help students connect philosophy to their own life projects. My goal as an instructor is to help my students see that philosophy – when practicted rigorously and honestly – is a worthwhile endeavor with the potential to improve their lives.

Right now, I’m teaching a course on the philosophical foundations of the US Constitution.

Past courses

As instructor of record

  • Philosophical Foundations of the US Constitution (in progress)
  • Political Philosophy: The Social Contract (evals)
  • Introduction to Philosophy: Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Society (evals)

As teaching assistant

  • Early Modern Philosophy (evals)
  • Political Philosophy (evals)
  • Philosophy of Economics (evals)
  • Philosophy of Mind and Language (evals)

Outside of the academy

I am and have been involved in several initiatives to teach philosophy to young people. During grad school, I taught philosophy in high schools for two years, including coaching local and national high school Ethics Bowl teams and leading after-school philosophy clubs. I also volunteer to mentor high school students who lack access to philosophy classes.

Courses I can teach

I’m excited about teaching courses in social, legal, economic, and political philosophy, as well as courses in the history of philosophy. (And aesthetics, and business ethics, and …)