Teaching Philosophy
My approach to teaching is a work in progress, evolving with every course. My general aim in teaching is to get students excited about philosophy, relating the topics and questions we're discussing to issues in everyday life, current hot topics in religion and politics, etc. I've always seen philosophy as not just a way of theorizing about the world, but a way of living in it, and that's something I strive to convey to students. Furthermore, since laughter is an important part of learning, my lectures always involve the use of memes – and while the comedic aspect is nice, I genuinely have found them helpful in strengthening the students' understanding of the argument or idea being discussed (after all, who doesn't remember something that made them laugh?) All in all, when I set out to teach a course my goal is to introduce students to the main ideas and arguments proposed by philosophers in the relevant field, to give them the tools to critically think about and engage with the readings in a philosophical manner, and lastly to relate what they're learning to issues in their own lives and the world around them.
Course Instructor
Introduction to Philosophy and Issues Related to God, Faith, and Reason,
University of Utah, Fall 2022
Bioethics
University of Utah, Summer 2022
Philosophy of Religion
University of Utah, Spring 2022
Intro: Philosophy and Issues Related to God, Faith, and Reason
University of Utah, Fall 2021
Intro: Survey of Philosophy
University of Utah, Summer 2021
Women in Early Modern Philosophy
University of Utah, Fall 2020
Environmental Ethics
University of Utah, Summer 2020
Intro: Survey of Philosophy
University of Utah, Summer 2019
Teaching Assistant
Survey of Early Modern Philosophy (w/ Lex Newman)
University of Utah, Spring 2021
Deductive Logic (w/Chapman Waters)
University of Utah, Spring 2020
Intro: Philosophy and Human Nature (w/ Eric Hutton)
University of Utah, Fall 2019
Intro: Philosophy and Human Nature (w/ Anne Siebels Peterson)
University of Utah, Spring 2019
Selected Lecture Slides
Death
Course: Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason, Fall 2022
Link to lecture [Here]
Pascal's Wager
Course: Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason, Fall 2022
Link to lecture [Here]
The Problem of Divine Hiddenness
Course: Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason, Fall 2022
Link to lecture [Here]
Science & Religion
Course: Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason, Fall 2022
Link to lecture [Here]
The Origins of Religion
Course: Intro: Philosophy and issues related to God, faith, and reason, Fall 2022
Link to lecture [Here]