I have four primary goals when I teach: to inculcate in students an appreciation for and an interest in philosophy; to help students achieve clarity in their thoughts and writing; to facilitate their understanding of the arguments relevant to an issue; and to model respect for others and their ideas.
How this all works depends from class to class. I like to draw examples from popular culture and current events to make philosophical points and, if I were more coordinated, I wouldn’t be above standing on my head to keep the class involved.
My Teaching Portfolio has more information.
Teaching Experience
Visiting Lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles Department of Philosophy, 2006-2008
Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy, Fall 2004-Summer 2006
Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy, Fall 2001-Summer 2004
Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Cincinnati Department of Philosophy, 2001
Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Cincinnati Department of Philosophy, Fall 1998-Spring 2001
Courses Taught at UCLA
Philosophy 166: Philosophy of Law
Philosophy 157A: Early Modern Political Philosophy
Philosophy 155: Medical Ethics
Philosophy 150: Society and Morals
Philosophy 22: Introduction to Ethics
Courses taught at OSU and UC
Philosophy 367: Contemporary Social and Moral Problems in the United States
Philosophy 230: Political and Social Philosophy
Philosophy 130: Introduction to Ethics (Philosophy 106 at UC was very similar)
