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Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, WAUKESHA

Employer
Carroll University
Location
Wisconsin, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jun 23, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Humanities, Philosophy
Employment Level
Adjunct
Employment Type
Part Time


Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, WAUKESHA

General Information
  • Job Title:Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy
  • Location:
    • 100 N EAST AVE
    • WAUKESHA, WI, 53186
    • United States
  • Employee Type:Adjunct Faculty
  • Job Category:Philosophy, Adjunct


Description

Carroll University seeks to hire multiple Adjunct Instructors of Philosophy for the Fall 2021 Semester

Course: PHI 101 B: Introduction to Philosophy (4cr)

Time/Days: 2:00 - 3:50 p.m., TR; ON CAMPUS

A historical introduction to the major fields of Western philosophy including logic, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. This course helps students better understand the world by studying significant interpretations of self, the world, and morality that have been offered by thinkers, past and present.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in discipline. Official transcripts due upon hire.

Course: PHI 106 A: Ethics, Values, and Judgement (4cr)

Time/Days: 10:00 - 11:50 a.m., TR; ON CAMPUS

This course is a practical overview of key issues, questions and concepts in applied ethics. Special emphases are placed on the variety of ethical approaches to moral and ethical issue. Students will examine a variety of personal, social, and professional ethical issues and problems and learn methods of researching and evaluating them through the use of critical thinking skills and sound ethical reasoning. Students are provided an active learning experience, increased student interaction and opportunities for independent research into ethical issues of personal interest.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in discipline. Official transcripts due upon hire.

Course: PHI 194 A: Bioethics (4cr)

Time/Days: 12:00 - 1:50 p.m., TR; ON CAMPUS

This course explores contemporary topics in biomedical ethics through an understanding of foundational biological principles and multiple ethical perspectives. Students critically read, analyze, and discuss essays that contrast viewpoints on bioethical topics. Improvement of student writing is emphasized.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in discipline. Official transcripts due upon hire.

Course: PHI 307 A: World Philosophy (4cr)

Time/Days: 10:40 - 11:50 a.m., MWF; ON CAMPUS

This course is an introduction to the study of contemporary non-Western philosophy: philosophical traditions that originated and developed in the cultural regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Students will engage in an in-depth study of three works by contemporary thinkers that exemplify philosophical discourses of the three geographical and broad cultural areas identified. By means of the study of these distinct approaches to the discussion, for example, on the foundations of knowledge and reality, conceptions of the divine and the afterlife, ethical and political theories, students will be required to reflect on these works per se as well as in relation to their specific cultural and intellectual traditions, and to their intrinsic post-colonial character as reactions to distinctively Western and Classical philosophical and political theories.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in discipline. Official transcripts due upon hire.

The College: The College of Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs through seven departments - Communication and Sociology; Computational and Physical Sciences; English, Modern Languages and Philosophy; History, Political Sciences and Religious Studies; Life Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts.

Carroll University: Founded in 1846, Carroll University is an independent, co-educational comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts tradition. The Pioneer Core general education curriculum has a strong emphasis on developing intercultural awareness, including cross-cultural immersion experiences. Carroll University is located in suburban Waukesha, 16 miles west of Milwaukee and 60 miles east of Madison. The University serves approximately 3500 students. The University, though intentionally ecumenical and non-sectarian in approach, is related to the Presbyterian Church, USA. Candidates must be willing and able to support and advance the http://www.carrollu.edu/about/missionstatement.asp/a">University mission.



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