James Sias
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Current or upcoming courses

Spring 2023:
Introduction to Ethics
Moral Psychology


Fall 2023:
[No courses - I'm away on sabbatical]
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Spring 2024:
Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy of Humor
​Philosophy of Mental Illness



Past courses

Dickinson College:
First-Year Seminar: Evil
​First-Year Seminar: Humor
Introduction to Ethics
Moral Psychology
The Philosophy of Mental Illness
​The Philosophy of Humor
Modern Moral Philosophy
​Evil

Metaethics
Happiness and Well-Being
​Virtue

The Philosophy of Emotion
Senior Seminar: Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue
Senior Seminar: 20th Century Moral Philosophy's "Greatest Hits"


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:

Introduction to Philosophy: Main Problems
Making Sense of Ourselves
Introduction to Ethics

Social Ethics and Political Thought
Practical Ethics
Bioethics (online)
Experience and Reality


Georgia State University:
Critical Thinking


Honors Theses & Independent Studies

In the past, I've supervised Honors theses and independent studies on the following topics:
​Resentment and moral blame
Constructivism in ethics
Moral disagreement
Concepts of illness and health
Mental illness and moral responsibility
Greed
Emotion
Moral virtue and situationism
The concept of intrinsic value


I'm comfortable supervising projects on most topics in ethics or moral psychology. If you're interested in doing an independent study or writing an Honors thesis, please feel free to reach out and set up a meeting so that we can discuss your interests, ideas, and plans. 
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