Teaching and Me
I love teaching. I didn't expect to when I first started out. But it turns out that I do.
Growing up with a mum teaching in high school, I somehow managed to take to heart all of those times that teaching seemed like hard, exhausting work and managed to cast aside all of the things that she said about how rewarding it could be. So when I started teaching at university, I expected hard work and little reward. Instead, I found that teaching was deeply rewarding: a source of energy rather than a source of stress. And I found that the hardest teaching work was often the most rewarding teaching work too.
In the past, I've particularly enjoyed teaching ethics: I enjoy the way that students come to this topic with pre-existing ideas and enjoy watching students learn to defend or question these ideas. I also particularly enjoy teaching metaphysics and the philosophy of science and would love to teach aesthetics in the future. More than anything, though, I love teaching and I'm happy to try my hand at anything, as long as I know the topic well enough to do right by my students.
Growing up with a mum teaching in high school, I somehow managed to take to heart all of those times that teaching seemed like hard, exhausting work and managed to cast aside all of the things that she said about how rewarding it could be. So when I started teaching at university, I expected hard work and little reward. Instead, I found that teaching was deeply rewarding: a source of energy rather than a source of stress. And I found that the hardest teaching work was often the most rewarding teaching work too.
In the past, I've particularly enjoyed teaching ethics: I enjoy the way that students come to this topic with pre-existing ideas and enjoy watching students learn to defend or question these ideas. I also particularly enjoy teaching metaphysics and the philosophy of science and would love to teach aesthetics in the future. More than anything, though, I love teaching and I'm happy to try my hand at anything, as long as I know the topic well enough to do right by my students.
Teaching experience
In terms of experience, I have lectured (or will shortly lecture) on four subjects (practical ethics, formal logic, metaphysics and the philosophy of science), have led tutorials on four (metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics and formal logic) and have supervised undergraduates on five (ethics, philosophy of science, metaphysics, epistemology and philosophical logic). I have also taught decision theory and ethics to high school students in various contexts.
For full details of my teaching experience, see my curriculum vitae or take a look at the summary below.
For full details of my teaching experience, see my curriculum vitae or take a look at the summary below.
LecturingThe Philosophy of Causation
Cambridge University (2019) 4 Lectures Interpretations of Probability Cambridge University (2017, 2018, 2019) 4 Lectures Practical Ethics Sydney University (2014) 1 Lecture Logic Monash University (2012) 3 Lectures |
Small-Group TeachingMetaphysics/Ethics Discussion Group
Cambridge University (2015-2016) Practical Ethics Sydney University (2014) Reality, Ethics, Beauty Sydney University (2014) Life, Death, Morality Monash University (2012,2013) Logic Monash University (2012) |
Undergraduate SupervisingEthics 1a
Cambridge University (2019) Philosophy of Science 2 Cambridge University (2019) Philosophy of Science 1b Cambridge University (2017, 2018, 2019) Metaphysics 1a Cambridge University (2015-2016) Metaphysics and Epistemology 1b Cambridge University (2015-2016) Philosophical Logic 1a Cambridge University (2015-2016) |