Happiness: Its Meaning
Measurement and Significance, 3 90minute lectures, one on each of the
following three topics: what 'happiness' means, how happiness is
measured, and what we should do about happiness on an individual and a
societal level. The course was created by me and ran as part of
Victoria University of Wellington's Continuing Education Programme,
October-November 2009. Click here for the combined ppt.
PHIL107: Philosophy of Media
and the Arts, 6 hours of lectures on The Freedom of the Press, Victoria
University of Wellington, October 2009. Click here for the combined ppt.
PHIL105: The Big Questions, 5
1-hour lectures on Personal Identity, 3 1-hour lectures on The Meaning
of Life, Victoria University of Wellington, July-October 2009. Click here for the Personal Identity ppt. Click here for The Meaning of Life ppt. Click
here to see my student evaluation.
PHIL361: Ethics and Politics
Special Topic: Bioethics, 1 3-hour lecture on Severely Disabled
Newborns, Victoria University of Wellington, April 2009. Click here for the ppt.
PHIL104: Argument and Analysis,
7 1-hour lectures on Moral Relativism and Why Be Moral?, Victoria
University of Wellington, March-April 2009. Click here for the moral relativism ppt. Click here for the why be moral? ppt. Click here to see my student evaluation.
PHIL106: Contemporary Ethical
Issues, 6 1-hour lectures on the Morality of Advertising, Victoria
University of Wellington, March 2009. Click here for the intro and justification ppt.
Click here for the morality of advertising ppt.
Click here to see my student evaluation.
PHIL105: The Big Questions, 3
1-hour lectures on Time Travel, 3 1-hour lectures on Death and The
Meaning of Life, Victoria University of Wellington, September 2008. Click here for time travel ppt. Click here for the meaning of life ppt. Click
here
to
see my student evaluation.
Introduction to Philosophy, 6
1-hour lectures (whole course) on a range of subjects, Wellington High
School, August-September 2008. Click here for ppt.
Introduction to Philosophy, 2
short lectures to prospective students during 'Study @ Vic Day', August
2007.
PHIL/POLS264: Ethics and
International Affairs, 3 1-hour lectures on Ethics & Why Killing is
Wrong, Victoria University of Wellington, July 2008. Click here for ppt.
PHIL106: Contemporary Ethical
Issues, 6 1-hour lectures on Happiness, Victoria University of
Wellington, May 2008. Click here for ppt.
Introduction to Ethics, 4
2-hour lectures (whole course) on Ethics, Kapiti Workers' Educational
Association, April 2008. Click here for ppt.
PHIL/POLS361: Ethics and
Politics Special Topic: Philosophy of Economics, 1 hour lecture on
Measuring Well-Being, Victoria University of Wellington, March 2008. Click here for ppt.
PHIL123: Critical Thinking, 1
2-hour lecture on Creative Thinking, Victoria University of Wellington,
November 2007. Click here for ppt.
Introduction to Philosophy, 2
short lectures to prospective students during 'Study @ Vic Day',
September 2007.
MARK306: Internet Marketing, 1
hour lecture on Ethical and Legal Issues in Internet Marketing,
Victoria University of Wellington, May 2005.