R. Kathleen Harbin

Teaching

I teach a wide variety of courses, primarily courses in the the history of philosophy and contemporary topics in social and political philosophy. A variety of teaching materials can be found here, including syllabi, sample course materials, and lectures recorded for online teaching.

Introduction to Philosophy (Lower Level)

Sample Handout: Reading Philosophy

Sample Handout: Writing Philosophy Papers

Sample Assignment: 1,000 Word Paper

Introduction to Ethics (Lower Level)

Sample Assignment: 1,000-1,200 Word Paper

Ancient Philosophy (Upper Level)

Sample Handout: Heraclitus

Sample Assignment: Presentation

Sample Assignment: Short Paper

Experiencing Beauty and Art (Upper Level)

Sample Assignment: Paper on Kant's Aesthetics

Political Philosophy (Upper Level)

Sample Assignment: 1,500 Word Paper

Aristotle (Upper Level)

Sample Assignment: 1,250 Word Paper

Videos for An Intro Level Course

The first in a series of videos on Searle's Chinese Room thought experiment and its implications.

Searle's main conclusion: Turing machines cannot have intentionality.

Objections to Searle's thought experiment.

The first in a series of videos on Hobbes's political philosophy, on his conception of human nature.

Hobbes on laws of nature.

Hobbes on life under government.

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