I teach ethics and social and political philosophy. Most recently, I have been teaching about moral responsibility, blame, and forgiveness. Some of my courses have been aimed at philosophy students; others are designed for students entering professions like nursing, engineering, and business management. These courses differ from one another in various ways, but all of them have the same main goals:
- to promote curiosity about philosophical questions,
- to develop skills and habits of analysis,
- to encourage intellectual humility, and
- to create an inclusive learning environment.
Past courses
Lewis and Clark College
- Introduction to Philosophy (2022) [syllabus here]
- Blame and Forgiveness (2022) [upper division--Liberal Arts program]
- Instrumentalism about Moral Responsibility (2021) [doctoral level]
- Free Will and Determinism (2020) [masters level]
- Agency and Responsibility (2016) [doctoral level]
- Blame and Forgiveness (2018) [doctoral level]
- Philosophy of Engineering: Ethics (2018-2019) [masters level]
- Ethics and Technology I (2018-2019)
- Academic Integrity (2018)
- Philosophy of Engineering: Ethics (2017-2018) [masters level]
- Political Philosophy (2015)
- Introduction to Ethics (2015)
- Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering (2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy (2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy (2012, 2014)
- Introduction to Ethics (2012, 2013)
- Philosophy of Action (2011)
Ethics teaching in other disciplines
University of Twente
- International Business Administration (2018)
- Mechanical Engineering (2018)
- Communications Science (2018)
- Electrical Engineering (2017-2018)
I also designed and taught courses as a teaching assistant in the philosophy department at UC San Diego and as an instructor for the Muir College Writing Program at UCSD. These included courses on environmental ethics, applied ethics, legal and political philosophy, global poverty, and animal welfare.
