Teaching Philosophy
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My philosophy of teaching employs a methodology of co-operative learning to facilitate the development of critical reasoning and analytical skills; development of these skills is intended, in turn, to foster in students resilience, independence, and a sense of shared enterprise.
Courses Taught
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Adjunct Lecturer New York University
Fall 2019, PHIL-UA 4 Life and Death
A deep-dive into personhood, the moral importance of death, anti-natalism, life extension, and other puzzles about life and death, with Ben Holguin.
Adjunct Lecturer Central European University
Winter 2024 UGST4178 Modern Political Philosophy
An analysis of the development of liberalism, with Perica Jovchevski
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Winter 2022, graduate level, Belief
An analysis of different theories of belief, with Tim Crane.
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Winter 2022, UGST4009 Ethics
Engagement with foundational ethical theories and contemporary philosophy of ethics, with Ferenc Huoranszki.
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Fall 2021, UGST4020 Critical Reasoning
An introduction to critical reasoning and philosophical methodology, with Simon Rippon.
Adjunct Lecturer Baruch College
Spring 2020, PHIL1100 Ethics and Critical Thinking
Fall 2019, PHIL 1100 Ethics and Critical Thinking (1)
Fall 2019, PHIL 1100 Ethics and Critical Thinking (2)
Fall 2019, PHIL 1100 Ethics and Critical Thinking (3)
An introduction to critical reasoning and overview of contemporary debates in philosophy.
Adjunct Lecturer Hunter College
Spring 2019, PHIL0100 Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2018, PHIL0100 Introduction to Philosophy
Introductory course on the main themes in philosophy, with Justin Garson.
Head of Department of History, Economics, and Government at Fusion Academy
December 2019 --- present.
Fusion academy is an award-winning private school in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in customised, one-on-one teaching, with students from diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
I have delivered courses in Economics, History, English, Language Arts, Finance, US Government, Psychology, Executive Function, Life Skills, Visual Arts, Capstone Project, Critical Reasoning, Philosophy, AI, SAT prep, and more.
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Student Feedback
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A teacher's journey never ends. If you are new to teaching, you're welcome to check out public reviews of my first courses to see what to expect:
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And here is a selection of student comments from anonymous post-semester questionnaires:
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"What I liked best was the interactive learning atmosphere."
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"Dear Liam, your communication with the students was wonderful. I really appreciated that you listened to everyone attentively and answered sincerely. Your feedback was helpful. I also really liked that you were always ready for help and recommended us additional material about the course. Thank you so much, I wish you all the best!!!!"
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"I liked how the course taught me how to rearrange arguments in the clearest and most concise form. I also liked how we did practices based on the reading, which helped me understand, especially with the parts I was confused with at first."
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"Liam did an amazing job. I really liked his lectures on fallacies. He was always prepared for the lectures."
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"Everything was clearly organized (on Moodle, the syllabus, the classes in general) and if there was confusion, it was almost immediately clarified. The instructors listened to the needs of students, took action accordingly (by extending deadlines, etc.) and were not afraid to admit mistakes, which made the atmosphere very amicable. Also, they were very helpful in advancing students' understanding of the topics and offered clarification about confusing concepts where necessary."
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"More sessions from Liam would be nice."
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"I enjoyed that I could try something new without being expected to be an expert in it already."
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"Liam is a great TA."
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"Amazing course. Was very useful and very clear for me as a person with no philosophical background in general. Was very useful for my PhD dissertation."
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"Liam was great. Everything one could ask for out of a TA. Very smart, very thoughtful individual. I wish him all the best going forward and I hope to see him around campus."
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"Great discussion sessions. Very informative."
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"A really cool instructor. Would recommend class. Only wish the discussion section was longer."
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"Graded work fairly and during discussion classes he was able to explain the concepts that were harder to understand. If a student did not understand a concept, he would take whatever time necessary to get the student to understand. Overall good professor."
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"I liked the lectures by Liam, they were very interactive :)"
Below is my teaching statement, which expands on my commitments to critical reasoning and cooperative learning, the cornerstones of my approach to education:
Here is a link to an organization that hosts philosophy lectures and meetings for the public, for which I have presented on 37 subjects:
Here is one of my sample syllabi:
Here is a sample lesson plan, created for the Central European University Teaching Certificate in Higher Education. This is for a class on identifying Fallacies and Faulty Argument Techniques, a foundational skill in critical reasoning:
Here is a sample lesson plan on AI and philosophy of mind, created for the Central European University Teaching Certificate in Higher Education in collaboration with data scientist Luka Blagojevic and philosopher László Koszeghy:
Here is a course outline created for the Central European University Teaching Certificate in Higher Education, on critical reasoning:
Here is a multi-media game I developed for a games-based learning course. It is an adventure game wherein the player escapes a dungeon by successfully studying and answering questions on Nahua/Aztec philosophy, a field in philosophy that is often overlooked:
Here is an essay and video I created to provide on overview on comparative and intercultural philosophy, for New Work in Philosophy:
Here is my Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education from the Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning & Higher Education Research, at the Central European University
