As Sole Instructor at Cornell:
PHIL 1112 Virtue Ethics: East and West (Fall 2026)
Course Description: What is the secret to a “good life”? Is character more important than rules? We will explore how different cultures define excellence, wisdom, and justice. Readings feature western philosophers like Plato, Aristotle as well as classical Chinese philosophical texts by Confucius, Mencius, Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming. We will use expository writing not just to report on these readings, but to critically assess their arguments and connect them to modern life. Through comparative essays and peer revision workshops, you will learn to analyze difficult texts and craft clear, persuasive prose. This course focuses on using writing as a tool for critical thinking, helping you articulate your own ethical worldview with precision.
PHIL 1112 The Limits of Artificial Agents (Spring 2027)
Course Description: Can artificial systems genuinely perceive, reason, understand, and act, or do they merely simulate these capacities? This course examines how philosophical accounts of agency, intelligence, and representation bear on contemporary AI. These concepts will guide our assessment of the validity and limits of scaling laws, the debate between large language models and world-model approaches, and the conditions under which an AI system might count as an agent rather than a tool. Students will read philosophical texts alongside accessible work on AI. Writing assignments will proceed from short argument reconstructions and weekly analytical exercises to a staged final paper in which students formulate and defend their own position.
I am experienced in TA-ing, tutoring, and mentoring at various kinds of institutions in the US: small liberal arts college, large public university, and private university.
At Cornell University:
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy,
Introduction to Philosophy,
Ethics,
Ethics of Eating,
Modal Logic (grading only),
Math for Philosophy (grading only).
At Florida State University:
Introduction to Philosophy*3,
Applied Ethics.
At Bates College:
Real Analysis,
Abstract Algebra,
Linear Algebra (tutoring only)