Eric Gordon Epstein
Sunset in Tzfat.
TEACHING
Teaching History:
Courses for which I was the main instructor:
Critical Thinking (Syllabus here)
Introduction to Business Ethics, Sections 1 and 2 (Syllabus here)
Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (Syllabus here, Calendar here)
Philosophy 101 (At Cayuga Correctional Facility via the Cornell Prison Education Program. Syllabus here.)
Defining the Undefinable, Expressing the Inexpressible (Syllabus here)
Courses for which I served as a T.A.:
Minds and Machines (Will Starr)
Philosophy of Language (Will Starr)
History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Ross Brann)
Foundations of Mathematics (Ted Sider)
Logic for Philosophy (Ted Sider)
Writing the Personal Essay (Peter Fortunato)
Ethical Theory (Nick Sturgeon)
Introduction to philosophy (Nico Silins)
Religion and reason (Scott MacDonald)
Puzzles and Paradoxes (Matti Eklund)
Courses for which I served as a Grader:
Deductive Logic (Harold Hodes)
Full Teaching Dossier
Among other things, this dossier includes:
- Statements of my teaching philosophy and commitment to academic inclusion
- Syllabi for the following courses:
“Introduction to Philosophy”
“Introduction to Business Ethics”
“Critical Thinking”
“Introduction to Logic”
“Introduction to the Philosophy of Language”
“Ethics and Feminism in the Lab and Operating Room”
"Introduction to Metaphysics"
“Knowledge, Justification, and Rationality"
- A sample essay prompt for "Business Ethics"
- A sample Midterm Exam for "Critical Thinking"
- Student evaluations, summarized for your convenience and then arranged in full
Syllabi:
Below are some syllabi for courses I am prepared to teach.
Introductory-Level Courses:
Intermediate-Level Courses:
Ethics and Feminism in the Lab and Operating Room
Introduction to the Philosophy of Language, Version 1
Introduction to the Philosophy of Language, Version 2
Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
Seminars for Graduate Students and Advanced Undergraduates: