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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 the western intellectual tradition 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.  
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I've 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.
• 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
• Philosophy Bites
• The Philosopher's Zone
• ​Thinking Philosophy
• ​Making Sense
• Inner Monologue 
• Micro-Digressions 

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