Philosophy 161 - Virtues, Values, and Happiness (Summer 2025)

An introductory survey of  contemporary debates in applied ethics, moral theory, and metaethics. 

Philosophy 143 - AI and the Future of Humanity (Fall 2024)

A survey of the philosophical problems posed by computing and artificial intelligence. Topics include machine minds, superintelligence and singularity, autonomous weapons, violent video games, and immortality, among others.

Philosophy 224 - Existentialism and the Meaning(lessness) of Life (Summer 2024)

An introduction to some foundational texts in the existentialist canon including Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka, de Beauvoir, Camus, and Nagel. 

Philosophy 165 - Bioethics (Summer 2023)(Summer 2026)

An introduction to the moral dimensions of medicine and the life sciences. Readings cover issues such as abortion, procreation, medical paternalism, animal welfare, privacy, death, and posthumous rights. 

Philosophy 292 - Field Work in Philosophy (Fall 2023)

A service-learning course conducted in cooperation with UNC's Parr Center for Ethics. This course combines readings in moral philosophy with a focus on philosophical pedagogy for pre-college classrooms and culminates in a series of public events planned and organized by students.

Philosophy 163H - Practical Ethics (Spring 2025)

An honors course on applied ethics offered exclusively to undergraduate Robertson Scholars. Duties included in-class instruction and grading.

Philosophy 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2023)

A general introduction to philosophy from mind and metaphysics to ethics and epistemology. Duties included leading weekly recitation and grading.

Philosophy 160 - Virtues, Values, and Happiness (Fall 2022)

A historically-oriented introduction to moral philosophy with readings from Plato, Aristotle, Mill, and Kant. Duties included leading weekly recitation and grading.