Previous Education
BA, St. John’s College, Santa Fe
MA, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago
Interests
Kant, Post-Kantian German Idealism, Phenomenology, Ancient Greek Philosophy
Recent Courses
PHIL 29200-01/29300-01 Junior/Senior Tutorial
Topic: Heidegger’s Critique of German Idealism
Martin Heidegger claimed that the entire western philosophical tradition reached its ‘culmination’ in the philosophy of German Idealism. In this course we will take this diagnosis seriously, work to understand its presuppositions and implications, and attempt to assess its cogency. We will read closely Heidegger’s major works on Kant, as well as his central writings on Kant’s immediate successors. In addition to supplementary readings from Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel, we may also read excerpts from Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Christian Wolff, and Alexander Baumgarten.
Meets with Jr/Sr section. Open only to intensive-track and philosophy majors. No more than two tutorials may be used to meet program requirements.