Teaching

I regularly teach courses at Boston University and Boston College. Please sign up for courses on the University website.

Full syllabi available upon request.

WR120: "We Live in a Society"

Semester: Fall & Spring

Offered: 2025 & 2026

In this course, we explore what it means to "be in community" with one another and how our social relationships affect our identities. We focus on two central aspects of sociality—affinity and conflict. Are we a product of the people with whom we surround ourselves? How do we navigate our loyalties when a friend acts against our values? Are we obligated to engage community members with whom we disagree? Throughout the semester, we use a blend of philosophical writings and firsthand experience collaborating with a community organization of one's choosing to answer these questions.

PHIL1071: Philosophy of the Person II

Semester: Fall/Spring

Offered: 2025, 2024

This course is the second part of a two-semester introduction to the history of Western philosophy. This semester, we examine texts from the modern & contemporary periods. The semester begins with six weeks on thinkers from the modern period and their effects on our understanding of subjectivity and agency. We then move into an eight-week stretch in which we consider power and its effects on subjectivity and the creation of subjects. Finally, we spend our last two weeks discussing existentialism.

PHIL1070: Philosophy of the Person I

Semester: Spring/Fall

Offered: 2026, 2025, 2023

This course explores the foundations of Western and Eastern philosophical thought from the ancient Greeks through the medieval period, tracing the development of one of philosophy's most enduring inquiries: the nature of the self. How is the self constituted, and what is its relationship to the body, desire, and love? How do our conceptions of the self inform our understanding of our role in society and the pursuit of the good life?

PH150: Intro to Ethics

Semester: Summer

Offered: 2023

This course is a survey of ethical theories presented through a feminist lens. We explore how traditional ethical frameworks, like deontology and utilitarianism, can inadequately address the moral concerns of all, particularly women and gender minorities. Further, we examine ethical theories developed by feminist philosophers—ethics of care and feminist virtue ethics (or critical character ethics). Through real-life case studies relevant to college life, we explore the practicality of ethical theories.