Teaching
Teaching
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I believe a university should be a place where every student has the opportunity to learn from the best of what has been thought concerning the nature of reality and the human condition.
I believe a university should be a place where every student has the opportunity to learn from the best of what has been thought concerning the nature of reality and the human condition.
I have teaching interests in the areas of:
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Religion.
Lecture Courses
The following are university courses I have taught or to which I have contributed lectures:
PHIL 2011 – Philosophy of Mind (Durham)
PHIL 2011 – Philosophy of Mind (Durham)
Undergraduate course, Philosophy Department, University of Durham, 2023-4.
In 2023-4, I contributed lectures on hylomorphism and cosmopsychism.
In 2024-5, I will be contributing lectures on dualism, causal closure, hylomorphism and cosmopsychism. I am also tutoring for this course.
PHIL 41430 – Mind and Action (Durham)
PHIL 41430 – Mind and Action (Durham)
Masters course, Philosophy Department, University of Durham, 2024-5.
In 2024-5, I contributed a seminar on Individuating Minds in a Quantum World.
PHIL 40730 – Current Metaphysics (Durham)
PHIL 40730 – Current Metaphysics (Durham)
Masters course, Philosophy Department, University of Durham, 2024-5.
In 2024-5, I contributed a seminar on Quantum Humeanism.
PHIL 3021 – Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Science (Durham)
PHIL 3021 – Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Science (Durham)
Undergraduate course, Philosophy Department, University of Durham, 2022, 2023.
In 2022-3, I contributed a lecture on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics and quantum realism, and a lecture on the 'argument from non-separability' against Humeanism.
In 2023-4, I contributed lectures on (Super-)Humeanism, Powerism, and the theory of Cosmic Hylomorphism.
MS/FI – God, Freedom and Nature (Faraday Institute, Cambridge)
MS/FI – God, Freedom and Nature (Faraday Institute, Cambridge)
Mixed-level course co-lectured with Michael Esfeld, Robert Koons, & Brian Pitts , Faraday Institute, Cambridge (UK), 2021
I organised the course, introduced each of the lectures, and provided context and cohesion for the course's three components. I helped the students understand the differences between the different philosophical systems that were presented.
Videos are available.
MS/HK – Science and Religion
(Faraday Institute, Cambridge)
MS/HK – Science and Religion
(Faraday Institute, Cambridge)
Enrichment Programme on Science and Religion, Cambridge (UK), Faraday Institute, 2020, 2021
Philosophy of Science Submodule (Lent, 2021), Undergraduate teaching on emergence in physics
Philosophy of Religion Submodule (Michaelmas, 2020), Undergraduate teaching on divine action
Philosophy of Cosmology Submodule (Lent, 2020), Undergraduate teaching on the anthropic principle
Seminars & Discussion Groups
The following are university seminar series which I have led or co-led:
PHL 388 – Philosophy of Physics (UT Austin)
PHL 388 – Philosophy of Physics (UT Austin)
Graduate Conference Course, Philosophy Department, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2023.
A discussion of the ontology of classical field theory and quantum mechanics using the following texts (co-lead with Robert Koons):
Maudlin, T., (2019), Philosophy of Physics, Princeton University Press, chp. 1-7
Lange, M. (2002), An introduction to the philosophy of physics : locality, fields, energy and mass, Oxford: Blackwell, chp. 1-8
with reference to additional papers.
SIC 101 - Naturalism, Science & Religion, (St Andrews)
SIC 101 - Naturalism, Science & Religion, (St Andrews)
A mixed-level, biweekly seminar I led, which included a biweekly reading group that alternated with the seminar. The course took place at St Andrews (UK) under the auspices of the School of Divinity, as part of the ‘Scientists in Congregations’ project, 2014-5.
SIC 102 - Naturalism & Mind, (St Andrews)
SIC 102 - Naturalism & Mind, (St Andrews)
A mixed-level, biweekly seminar I led, which included a biweekly reading group that alternated with the seminar. The course took place at St Andrews (UK) under the auspices of the School of Divinity, as part of the ‘Scientists in Congregations’ project, 2014-5.
Undergraduate Supervision
The following are undergraduate university courses in which I have served as a supervisor or tutor:
PHIL 2011 – Philosophy of Mind (Durham)
PHIL 2011 – Philosophy of Mind (Durham)
Undergraduate course, Philosophy Department, University of Durham, 2023-4.
In 2024-5, I tutored for this course.
PH5101– Physics Project (MPhys), (St Andrews)
PH5101– Physics Project (MPhys), (St Andrews)
St Andrews (UK), Physics Department, 2012
Co-supervision with U. Leonhardt of S. Bugler-Lamb
MS/HK – Enrichment Programme on Science and Religion
(Cambridge, Faraday Institute)
MS/HK – Enrichment Programme on Science and Religion
(Cambridge, Faraday Institute)
Cambridge (UK), Faraday Institute, 2020, 2021
Philosophy of Science Submodule (Lent, 2021)
Philosophy of Religion Submodule (Michaelmas, 2020)
Philosophy of Cosmology Submodule (Lent, 2020)
Undergraduate Assessment & Examination
The following are undergraduate courses for which I have served as an assessor by writing the exam and/or marking the exam and/or marking coursework:
Part 1B, Paper 1 - Knowledge, Language and World (Cambridge)
Part 1B, Paper 1 - Knowledge, Language and World (Cambridge)
Cambridge (UK), Philosophy Faculty, 2022
My role (along with Professor Richard Holton) was to write the exam paper for this course and to mark the scripts [53 scripts].
Part 1B, Paper 10 - General Philosophy Paper (Cambridge)
Part 1B, Paper 10 - General Philosophy Paper (Cambridge)
Cambridge (UK), Philosophy Faculty, 2022
My role was to mark exam scripts.
PH4028 – Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (St Andrews)
PH4028 – Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (St Andrews)
St Andrews (UK), Physics Department, 2012
My role was to assess student coursework. Short assignments were issued every week, and longer assignments were issued periodically.
Graduate Supervision
The following are graduate university courses in which I have served as a supervisor or tutor:
MPhil– History and Philosophy of Science (Cambridge)
MPhil– History and Philosophy of Science (Cambridge)
M. Mosko, Cambridge (UK), HPS, “Essay 1: Cosmic Hylomorphism vs Super-Humeanism: how particles persist”, 2022 + Master's thesis in 2023
Other Masters Students
Other Masters Students
M. Ntiros, Biola (USA), informal supervision, 2022
Other PhD Students
Other PhD Students
PhD Students in Physics (summer projects)
F. Bao, Guangzhou (China), co-supervision with U. Leonhardt, 2014
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