Current Moral and Social Issues
Mark Schroeder is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California, where he teaches the general education course “Current Moral and Social Issues” and graduate courses in philosophy pedagogy. He is the author of
Noncognitivism in Ethics (2010) and
Slaves of the Passions (2007).
Philosophy as a Guide to the (Good) Life
Meghan Sullivan is Wilsey Family College Professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and director of the Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Study. She is author of
Time Biases: A Theory of Rational Planning and Personal Persistence (2018) and
God and the Good Life with Paul Blaschko (forthcoming).
Minds and Machines
Eric Swanson is professor of philosophy and linguistics at the University of Michigan, where he teaches the popular “Minds and Machines” course, and faculty affiliate at the university’s Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science. He has written widely on the interfaces between language and epistemology, language and metaphysics, and language and ethics.
Narratives of Freedom and Justice
Ronald R. Sundstrom is professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco, where he also teaches in the African American Studies program and the Honors College. His research embraces philosophy of race, mixed-race identity and politics, political and social philosophy, justice and ethics in urban policy, and African American and Asian American philosophy. He is the author of
The Browning of America and The Evasion of Social Justice (2008) and
Just Shelter: Integration, Gentrification, and Racial Equality (forthcoming).
Argument Mapping in the Philosophy Classroom
Mara Harrell is teaching professor of philosophy at the University of California San Diego. She specializes in philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, epistemology, and the use of technology to teach philosophy. She is the author of
What Is the Argument? An Introduction to Philosophical Argument and Analysis (2016) and received the 2018 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, presented jointly by the three leading national philosophy associations.
Best Practices in Teaching Philosophy at Small Colleges
Representatives from the philosophy departments of two CIC member institutions will explore this topic:
Connecticut College’s Simon Feldman, associate professor of philosophy and former department chair, and Derek Turner, Class of '43 Professor of philosophy and acting chair; and
The College of Wooster’s John Rudisill, department chair, and Elizabeth Schiltz, Raju Chair of East-West Philosophy.