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Lecturing 2005
University of Auckland course PHIL305 Advanced Logic
(Senior level undergraduate class teaching, Course Coordinator)
In this class I covered the techniques and philosophical significance of modern logical theory, with the aim
of providing a level of understanding of these topics sufficient
for an appreciation of Godel’s celebrated proof of the incompleteness of arithmetic. Along the way we covered
results in model theory, proof theory and some set theory, with a brief excursion into second-order logic, which seemed
to be a favourite topic amongst the students! In particular, I designed the course so that the students
knew the motivations for proving each result we looked at, so that by the end of the class they could take away
a genuine knowledge of logic, rather than a mere ability to regurgitate results.
Lecturing 2003
University of Auckland course PHIL105 Critical Thinking
(Undergraduate class teaching, co-taught with Karen Riley)
This class is an introduction to informal logic, with the main focus being the evaluation of arguments. My half of the course
concerned ways arguments can go wrong - we ran through the various fallacies with examples largely drawn from
recent newspaper items, particularly letters to the editor. The students were tested on LSAT examples at the beginning and
end of the course, with the pleasing result that studying the subject matter of the course
increased their average
scorces 60%. So if I don't have much success on the philosophy job market, maybe KAPLAN will consider hiring me?
Teaching Assistant for courses:
2008 Writing Tutor for 24.09 (Mind and Machines, MIT)
2007 Writing Tutor for 24.01 (Classics of Western Philosophy, MIT)
2007 TA for 24.01 (Classics of Western Philosophy, MIT)
2006 TA for API-601 (The Responsibilities of Public Action, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)
2006 TA for 24.120 (Moral Psychology, MIT)
2006 TA for 24.09 (Minds and Machines, MIT)
2005 TA for 24.111 (Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, MIT)
2005 Grader for PHIL323 (Philosophical Logic, University of Auckland)
2005 Assistant and Actor in PHIL105 (Critical thinking, University of Auckland)
See here,
and here for articles on this course.
2004/2005 TA for 24.00 (Problems in Philosophy, MIT)
2002-2005 Grader for PHIL101 (Introducion to Logic, University of Auckland)
2001 TA for PHIL261/361 (Metaphysical Structures of the World, University of Auckland)
2001 TA for PHIL100 (Introduction to Metaphysics, University of Auckland)
2000/2001 TA for PHIL201 (Introduction to Metalogic, University of Auckland)
2000/2001 TA for PHIL101 (Introduction to Logic, University of Auckland)
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