Teaching

Winter 2022 (Stanford)

  • Phil 362: The Aims and Structure of Cosmological TheoryIn this graduate seminar, we will discuss a collection of issues in cosmology and in philosophy of science organized around a book manuscript-in-progress co-authored with Chris Smeenk.

    Syllabus

Other Courses / Past Seminars

  • Social Science H1E: The Good Life, w/ Cailin O’Connor (Every Spring from 2015 to Present)
  • LPS 125H: What is Time? Perspectives from Physics, Philosophy, Fiction, and Film (Winter 2023; Winter 2021; Winter 2019; Winter 2018, Winter 2016, & Winter 2015: Website (including past syllabi).)
  • LPS 241: The Aims and Structure of Cosmological Theory, w/ Chris Smeenk (Fall 2020)
  • LPS 241: Singularities, w/ JB Manchak (Winter 2019)
  • LPS 241: His Dark Materials (Spring 2018: Syllabus.)
  • LPS 241: Foundations of Classical Field Theory (Winter and Spring 2021; Winter and Spring 2017; Fall & Winter 2013-14.)
  • LPS 241: The Philosophy of Howard Stein (Winter 2016: Syllabus.)
  • LPS 241: Foundations of Quantum Field Theory (Winter & Spring 2015.)
  • LPS 40: Scientific Inquiry (Spring 2013 & Fall 2013: Syllabus.)
  • LPS 106/206 & Math 180: Category Theory (Spring 2013: Syallbus.)
  • LPS 241: Gauge Theories (Fall 2012: Syllabus.)
  • Social Science H1G: Naturalized Epistemology and the Social Sciences (Fall 2012, w/ Jeff Barrett; Syllabus.)
  • LPS 31: Introduction to Inductive Logic (Spring 2011: Syllabus.)