Avraham Sommer
My goals in teaching philosophy are (1) to equip students with methods of assessing arguments, both philosophical arguments and other arguments that they will encounter throughout their lives, and (2) to give them an opportunity to arrive at their own informed views on philosophical questions after having seen a variety of arguments relevant to those questions. The first of those goals pertains to all courses I teach, and especially to logic courses, of which I have taught a number. In all my teaching, I strive to make philosophy fun and exciting. I find philosophy fun and exciting myself, and I try to bring the reasons that I find it so to the fore.Â
Grader for Introduction to Metaphysics, Fall 2022
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TA for Introduction to Philosophy, Writing Intensive, Fall 2023
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TA for Human Nature and Human Diversity, Spring 2024
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Instructor on record for Logic, Reasoning, and Persuasion, Summer 2024 (online, asynchronous)
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Instructor on record for Introduction to Formal Reasoning and Decision Making, Fall 2024
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Teaching Roles (all at Rutgers)
Instructor on record for Introduction to Modern Philosophy, Spring 2025
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Instructor on record for Introduction to Formal Reasoning and Decision Making, Summer 2026 (online, asynchronous)
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Grader for Introduction to Philosophy (fall 2026)
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Instructor on record for Philosophy in the High Middle Ages (fall 2026)
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Instructor on record for Introduction to Logic (online, asynchronous), to be taught in the Winter of 2026-2027