Teaching

Current Academic Year (2025-2026)

On sabbatical this year. I am developing expertise in Mexican philosophy and Latin American philosophy more broadly, and continuing work on historical philosophers including Descartes, Smith, Conway, Kant, and Montessori.

If you are interested in taking any of my past courses as an independent study or would like to suggest a course for future years, please contact me. I am always ready to teach Philosophy Without Gaps on demand if there is enough student interest.

Past Seminars

Archived syllabi are available below. Note that in some cases, the syllabus linked here is not the most recent version of the class. (I'm a little behind on updating all these links.) If you are interested in taking any of these courses, please contact me.

Survey Courses in the History of Philosophy

I regularly teach survey courses required for philosophy majors, often with student-driven syllabi where students help shape the course content.

Introductory Courses

Intermediate Level Courses

General Studies / First Year Experience Courses

Independent Studies

I regularly offer independent studies on a wide variety of topics in philosophy. Past independent studies have covered philosophers such as Wollstonecraft, Anscombe, Korsgaard, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Spinoza, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Heidegger, as well as topics including:

If you're interested in an independent study on any philosophical topic, please reach out! I'm always excited to work with motivated students who want to explore philosophy in depth.