Introduction to Ethics, Steph Butera
Most students at the University of Memphis come from within the state, and most of those students come from high schools in the same...
Relaunching Northern Michigan University’s Philosophy Club
Philosophy, as a discipline, thrives on dialogue, debate, and the innovative exchange of ideas. However, for many students, their engagement with the subject can...
Writing in Philosophy, Sophie Horowitz
This course is part of the Junior Year Writing program at UMass Amherst. It was created to meet the needs of that program—it had...
Large language models (LLMs) are often poor philosophers. But these shortcomings make them more...
There are a few reasons why a philosophy instructor might hesitate to use assignments with AI. One worry is that AI will just encourage...
Philosophy and the Law, Luke William Hunt
The following syllabus is for “Philosophy and the Law,” a course I teach in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. UA’s Philosophy...
Teaching Philosophy with Thought Experiments, Jabran Amanat-Lee
I am in the business of teaching philosophy and I have taught different kinds of students from many different backgrounds with different kinds of...
Reflections on My Undergraduate Experience in Philosophy
In my first year at Queen’s University (Ontario, Canada), I had originally planned to study psychology in the hopes of becoming a therapist. I...
Asking Humanly Historical Questions in Philosophy Classrooms
My students were mad the day I told them they’d have to debate the merits of The Origin of Species. Obviously, they told me,...
Sexual Ethics, Andréa Daventry
As an undergraduate, I took an applied ethics course that included Lois Pineau’s paper, “Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis.” Pineau discusses our society’s conception...
Designing the Grade as a Target to Strive For
At the end of the semester, I calculate each of my students’ final grades. Soon, prospective employers or admissions officers will consult these grades...