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Elizabeth Silverstein

  • Senior Teaching Faculty, Philosophy

Education

PhD University of California Riverside

Office Hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 to 12:30

Curtain 685

By appointment in person and online

Courses Taught

  • PHILOS 215 - Knowledge, Belief, Truth-theory
  • PHILOS 232 - Topics in Philosophy: Existentialism
  • PHILOS 235 - Philosophical Aspects of Feminism
  • PHILOS 237 - Technology, Value, and Society
  • PHILOS 243 - Moral Problems
  • PHILOS 244 - Ethical Issues in Health Care: Biomedical Ethics for the 21st Century
  • PHILOS 250 - God, Faith, and Reason
  • PHILOS 337 - Environmental Ethics

Teaching Interests

  • Personal autonomy
  • Applied ethics
  • Feminist philosophy
  • Community based learning

Research Interests

  • Personal autonomy
  • Applied ethics
  • Feminist philosophy

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