Teaching
TEACHING OBJECTIVE
Providing students with philosophical skills for solving real-world problems
My overarching educational goal is to help students think more systematically and to question the foundations of their beliefs. Learning to read, analyze, interpret, and write philosophical texts will give them the skills they need to navigate practical problems in their work lives, as citizens in a diverse society, and as members of families and communities. I design courses that create a sense of communal exploration and discovery as students struggle to understand original texts and to develop their own ideas in response to the authors.