Inquiry-Based Learning

I approach teaching with the conviction that students are already engaged in philosophical thinking. The task, then, is not to introduce them to philosophy as something altogether new, but to help them refine a capacity they already possess. My role is to cultivate their philosophical voices by providing the tools and habits needed to think more clearly, critically, and precisely about fundamental questions. I use experiential and active learning methods, including scaffolded group work on normative case studies, to center students in the learning process. These practices foster intellectual virtues—such as curiosity, humility, and autonomy—that are essential to philosophical inquiry and to a flourishing democratic society.