What are We (Not) Doing When We Struggle to Ask Good Questions?
One of my favorite moments in class is when a student says something like, “I think I have a question, but I’m not sure...
What (else) do Students Want from Medical Ethics?
One way to teach Medical Ethics courses is to start with theory and then work through a series of pro/con pieces on abortion, euthanasia,...
AI Can’t Replace Teachers (Entirely)
Alpha School in Austin, Texas has no teachers. Students instead spend two hours a day studying core subjects “taught” by an AI-powered software program....
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...