Preparing Classes

For a blog with the title, Thinking Outside the Classroom, it may seem strange that I am talking about preparing for some upcoming classes, but since this is part of my life as a philosopher I reserve the right to blog about it.

I have been spending some time preparing the materials for the three classes I'm teaching in the Fall semester. Prepping for the two logic courses this time has been much easier than the first time I prepped for logic last winter. It also helps that I will be using Copi rather than (the-book-that-shall-not-be-named-because-it-sucked), which I unfortunately used last semester. Prepping for the first year seminar (God: Is there one and how would we know?) is turning out to be a lot of fun, especially since it ties into much of what I have been writing for the past few years. As an undergrad and then as a grad student, I never wanted to pursue work in philosophy of religion, but I have realized more and more that it is an area I have a decent amount of competence in, and one where I have (unintentionally) spent a considerable amount of time writing, speaking, and thinking about lately.

My logic students will be using Copi, while the seminar students get to read selections from the anthology.