Matt DeStefano
Welcome! I'm a philosophy instructor passionate about making complex philosophical ideas digestible and interesting. My personal research consiststs primarily in philosophy of cognitive science, with significant interest in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and neuroethics. I'm currently an adjunct philosophy professor at Ottawa University.
I'm currently teaching:
Basic Issues in Philosophy
Introduces philosophy as a discipline, and focuses on the nature and purpose of philosophical reflection. Emphasis on questions concerning metaphysics, epistemology, and social/political philosophy. Students are encouraged to develop their own ideas in dialogue with selected readings and other class members.
Ethical Issues in Society
A foundational ethics course that examines meta-ethical frameworks such as Kantianism, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics. With these theories as background, we explore