Teaching

I teach philosophy units within ACU's Program in Western Civilisation. This program provides undergraduates and postgraduates with a liberal arts education centered around the great works of  Western intellectual traditions from antiquity to the present. In Semester 1 of 2022 I am teaching WCIV200: Doctrine, Myth, and History: Religion and the West . This unit begins by covering key texts that exemplify the lasting influence of Polytheistic Greco-Roman religious symbolism and narratives. We then turn to the Judeo-Christian tradition, highlighting ways in which western Christianity has developed in continuing dialogue with non-western forms of Christianity—in Africa, Byzantium, and later in the Global South—as well as with other faiths. 

Prior to arriving at ACU, I taught courses at UM-St. Louis, Lindenwood University, and Washington University in St. Louis. I also spent eight summers teaching philosophy courses for the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. This program provides an opportunity for advanced adolescents to take an intensive university-level course condensed into three weeks. Among the courses I have taught for CTY are Bioethics, Logic, and Ethics. 

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Resources for Students

Research Tools

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: collection of encyclopedia entries on philosophical concepts. theories, movements, concepts, and philosophers.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: highly accessible articles on key topics and figures in all areas of academic philosophy.
• EthicsFinder: A search engine database for articles, books, and videos about ethics. 
• JSTOR: an electronic journal archive.
• PhilPapers: comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers.
• Wi-Phi: Open Access Philosophy: Short videos by philosophers on different topics that are presented in a fun and interesting manner. 
• James Pryor’s Guidelines on Reading Philosophy
• James Pryor’s Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper

Recommended Books

• Discourses and Selected Writings - Epictetus
• Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
• Anger and Forgiveness - Martha Nussbaum
• Waking Up - Sam Harris   
• How to Think Like a Roman Emperor - Donald Robertson
• Why Buddhism is True - Robert Wright
• A Guide to the Good Life - William Irvine
• The Last Days of Socrates - Plato 
• The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
• On What Matters - Derek Parfit
• The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 

Podcasts

• Philosophy Talk
• ​History of Philosophy Podcast
• Philosophy Bites
• The Philosopher's Zone
• ​Thinking Philosophy
• ​Making Sense
• Inner Monologue 
• Micro-Digressions 

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2022 Ramsay Scholars Welcome - North Sydney, NSW

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