Teaching Philosophy
As a philosopher and educator I am committed to providing a well-rounded, accessible and transferable philosophical education to my students. I am a firm believer in the value of a philosophical education and in the skills that philosophical reasoning can provide to any student, and in my courses I attempt to bring these skills and lessons to bear on the students' educations and lives.
As a community college instructor I have the opportunity to teach to a student body which is diverse in terms of race, gender and age, as well as educational background and aspirations. I enjoy being students' first (and often only) interaction with philosophy as a discipline, and aim to give students an understanding of how philosophy can enrich and improve their lives.
As the sole philosophy instructor at OCTC, I am responsible for teaching all philosophy courses, including general education courses like Introduction to Philosophy, as well as service courses like Medical Ethics for nursing students.
As a community college instructor I have the opportunity to teach to a student body which is diverse in terms of race, gender and age, as well as educational background and aspirations. I enjoy being students' first (and often only) interaction with philosophy as a discipline, and aim to give students an understanding of how philosophy can enrich and improve their lives.
As the sole philosophy instructor at OCTC, I am responsible for teaching all philosophy courses, including general education courses like Introduction to Philosophy, as well as service courses like Medical Ethics for nursing students.
Selected Courses Taught
For a full list of the courses I have taught as instructor of record, click here.
Introduction to Philosophy
This course introduces students to various areas of philosophy by examining historical and contemporary philosophical problems. Topics include: logical paradoxes, lying, the ethics of triage, protests and civil disobedience, personal identity, skepticism, epistemic injustice and the meaning of life.
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to ethics course composed of three parts: metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Topics include relativism, realism, deontology, utilitarianism, animal ethics, abortion, gun control, consumer ethics, charity, privacy, antinatalism, race, gender, privilege and sexual consent.
Medical Ethics
This course examines various moral issues surrounding medical practice and facing medical professionals. Topics include the right to healthcare, informed consent, patient autonomy, vaccination, procreative ethics and bias in medicine. This course is designed for future medical professionals.
Business Ethics
This course examines various moral issues in business ethics, including the purpose of business, the nature of work, exploitation, the ethics of advertising and whistleblowing. This course is designed for future business professionals.
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to logic focusing on the relation between logic, reasoning and philosophical problems. Students learn how to translate natural language arguments into formal logic, and how to reason in classical logic, including reasoning with proofs.
Symbolic Logic
Introduction to symbolic logic focusing on the relation between logic, reasoning and philosophical problems. Students learn how to translate natural language arguments into formal logic, and how to reason in classical logic, K3, LP and FDE. Ties between logic and classic philosophical problems are explored, as well as the history of logic in the western and non-western traditions. This course is designed to meet college Quantitative Reasoning requirements.
Introduction to Philosophy
This course introduces students to various areas of philosophy by examining historical and contemporary philosophical problems. Topics include: logical paradoxes, lying, the ethics of triage, protests and civil disobedience, personal identity, skepticism, epistemic injustice and the meaning of life.
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to ethics course composed of three parts: metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Topics include relativism, realism, deontology, utilitarianism, animal ethics, abortion, gun control, consumer ethics, charity, privacy, antinatalism, race, gender, privilege and sexual consent.
Medical Ethics
This course examines various moral issues surrounding medical practice and facing medical professionals. Topics include the right to healthcare, informed consent, patient autonomy, vaccination, procreative ethics and bias in medicine. This course is designed for future medical professionals.
Business Ethics
This course examines various moral issues in business ethics, including the purpose of business, the nature of work, exploitation, the ethics of advertising and whistleblowing. This course is designed for future business professionals.
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to logic focusing on the relation between logic, reasoning and philosophical problems. Students learn how to translate natural language arguments into formal logic, and how to reason in classical logic, including reasoning with proofs.
Symbolic Logic
Introduction to symbolic logic focusing on the relation between logic, reasoning and philosophical problems. Students learn how to translate natural language arguments into formal logic, and how to reason in classical logic, K3, LP and FDE. Ties between logic and classic philosophical problems are explored, as well as the history of logic in the western and non-western traditions. This course is designed to meet college Quantitative Reasoning requirements.