My courses, Spring, 2025
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Attention online students!
Syllabi and Orientations for the Spring semester are now available!
Log in to Blackboard
and click on your course. (Do not submit your First Assignment until you
have reviewed the syllabus, course policies, and orientation for your course.). If you have questions, please
email me.
You must submit your First Assignment by the end of the first week of
class. Please note that I will begin checking First Assignments on the first day of class.
Honors Ethics: Norms, Values, and Transgressions: A Sexual Critique of Ethics
Scheduled for Summer, 2025
This course introduces the major ethical theories of the Western tradition by applying them to issues in human sexuality. Various philosophical and literary texts, film, and works of art that deal with the ethical aspects of sex and sexuality will provide opportunities to learn and practice philosophical analysis.
For an overview of the course, see this prospectus and a draft of the syllabus. For a more detailed discussion of the philosophical motivation for the course, click here. You are welcome to email me if you
have questions about the course. Note that enrollment is restricted. Please
call the Honors Program at 223-6555 or visit the Honors website for enrollment information.
Coming soon! Honors Intro to Logic: Sets, Proofs, and Paradoxes
In this course, I will introduce the basic elements and principles of first order logic through a discussion of proof theory. We will examine
methods of proof in logic, set theory, and mathematics, and we'll have a look at various paradoxes arising from axiomatic systems. The culmination
of the semester will be a proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.
Check back for updates. Email me if
you have questions about the course. Note that enrollment is restricted, and not by me. Please
visit the Honors website for enrollment information.