John Visvader teaches philosophy at College of the Atlantic. Topics include philosophy of science and the history of ideas. He got his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota.      Classes Include: The Future of Technology Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Nature Philosophy in the Twentieth Century Philosophy of Science Chinese Philosophy The Age of Reason and Enlightenment Philosophy East and West Reason and Ethics Theories of Human Nature Practical Ethics Problems of Philosophy Philosophy of Culture: Modernsim/Postmodernism Seminar: Technology and Culture Tutorial: Classical Chinese   A full list and descriptions of John's courses can be found here in the course catalog.

John Visvader teaches in a lecture style format and invites discussion by asking a student questions during this lecture. He will also frequently assign a student a chapter to lecture on themselves to present to the class. The student is expected to be able to explain the argument in the book or article read and say why the author took this view. John favors precise and specific examples to global questions and includes this view when looking at student papers.

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