Philosophy, the final
frontier. These are the musings of the philosopher....
Nicholas. His infinite telos: to seek out new conceptual
systems, to discover new ideas, to boldly think what no one
has thought before.
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ABOUT THIS SITE
This site has two groups of people in mind: academic
philosophers and the lay person interested in how
philosophy and theology pop up in every day life and
culture. You will find excerpts from published works, as
well as discussions of politics, society, and culture. I
will maintain a blog that looks at books, music, movies,
and more. Most of the site will focus on philosophy in
relation to science fiction, fantasy, and other aspects of
pop culture. I hope you find something interesting to bring
you back or that motivates you to respond to an entry on my
blog.
Philosophy
My work centers on questions of the good life and the meaning of human life. My areas of research include political philosophy, ethics, and philosophical anthropology, though I have tentacles in several sub-areas, including Frankfurt School Critical Theory, MacIntyre, St. Thomas Aquinas and Thomism in general, Maritain, Aristotle, Feminism -- especially care feminism -- and applied ethics. I aim to bring concepts and methods from ancient and medieval philosophy to play in current debates in philosophy.
Teaching
Though lecturing is a valid teaching tool and serves some goals more than others, I stress active learning in my classroom with in-class writing assignments, discussions, group debates, movie viewing, etc. I also encourage creative approaches to assignments, for example, asking whether the movie Spiderman is a tragedy according to Aristotle's criteria laid out in The Poetics. My ethics class have debated various topics including homsexual marriage and homeschooling.
My Curriculum Vitae
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Center for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies