The two-draft assignment model
In my philosophy courses, I largely give take-home writing assignments. These are either focused on the course readings (no research required beyond the syllabus)...
Teaching Philosophy of Religion, Steven M. Cahn
Relatively few philosophers specialize in the philosophy of religion, but many teach an introductory problems course in which one usual topic is the existence...
Logic and Critical Thinking, Matthew Lampert
I begin my Logic course with a selection from Descartes’s Discourse on Method (parts of §§1 and 2), because for me that book lays...
Philosophy of Language, Landon D. C.Elkind
This syllabus is designed for a course that introduces students to some issues in the philosophy of language. There are seven-ish units to the...
Making a Club for Everyone
In good ol’ philosophy fashion, we may ask, what is a club and what should a club be like? The following is merely a...
Collective Final Projects or: Who’s Actually in This Class?, Ryan Johnson
Shockingly Simple RealizationsI used to dread grading. In-class discussion thrilled me, but the grading was terrible. Or at least until I realized something shockingly...
Omelas Escape Room: Energizing the Classroom , Kathryn Petrozzo
Introducing foundational ethical theories can be a dreaded task for instructors; thwarting off cultural relativism and fielding questions such as “Yeah, but does this...
Contexts and Contest: Propositional (i.e., Sentential) Logic as a Method of Asking Narrow &...
At the start of every term, I always tell students that my aim is to have them leave class with more questions than answers....
Identity and Memoir, Jarrad A. Felgenhauer
I taught this class, Identity and Memoir, in the spring of 2023 as a section of the Philosophy of the Human Person course at...
Introduction to Philosophy, Carolina Flores
I taught this course as a large lecture course with 300 students, most of whom were there to complete General Education requirements, at UC...