Teaching

I teach in the Philosophy Department and the Philosophy and Political Economy (PPE) program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

During the Spring 2012 semester, I will be teaching EC 330/PHL 321 Cooperation and Competition, which is an introduction to game theory, and EC 450/PHL 491 Economics, Institutions, and Law. I have also taught PHL 115 Contemporary Moral Issues, PHL 230/PSC 240 Social/Political Philosophy, and PHL 315 Ethics.

Anthony Weston (Elon University) and I recently published a critical thinking textbook, A Workbook for Arguments, through Hackett Publishing Company. The book is based on Weston's Rulebook for Arguments.

I taught part-time in the Philosophy Department at Hunter College from Fall 2006 through Spring 2009. During that time, I usually taught two courses a semester, including PHIL 250 Ethics and Society, PHIL 244 Moral Philosophy, PHIL 104 Introduction to Ethics, and PHIL 103 Introduction to Logica and Critical Thinking.

I learn a lot about teaching from In Socrates' Wake, a blog about teaching philosophy.