Teaching

I teach philosophy courses within ACU's Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation). This program provides undergraduates with a liberal arts education centered around the great works of Western intellectual traditions from antiquity to the present. In Semester 1 of 2021 I am teaching WPOL100: Origins of Western Political Thought. This course will cover some of the great works of political theory by philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Seneca.

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.

Resources for Students

Research Tools

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: collection of encyclopedia entries on philosophical concepts. theories, movements, concepts, and philosophers.
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

Inaugural Ramsay Scholars Welcome - North Sydney, NSW

JHU - CTY Photos