Janet Wesselius, PhD (Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam), MPhilF (Institute for Christian Studies), BAHons, First Class (University of Alberta)
Contact
Professor of Philosophy, Augustana Campus
- jcw3@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 679-1517
Overview
Teaching
Winter 2018
Philosophy 392/COPLAC Hybrid Course Sharing in Native American Studies: Indigenous Thought and Knowledge
Fall 2017
First Year Seminar: Gods, Monsters, and Myths
Philosophy 210: Epistemology
Philosophy 365: Aesthetics
Winter 2017
Philosophy 496/COPLAC Digital Humanities: Making Strange: Constructing Identities and Making Sense of Our Surroundings
Philosophy 277 Women, Darkness and Crooked Things: Feminist Philosophy
Directed Study in Philosophy: Philosophy, the Law, and Justice
Fall 2016
Philosophy 351 Thinking About Sex: Philosophy, Science and the Construction of Sex
Directed Study in Philosophy: Feminist Philosophy--The Fourth Wave
Courses
AUCSL 360 - Community Service-Learning Practicum
Content varies from year to year but will include a significant service component. Topics and credit value announced prior to registration period. Pre/corequisite: consent of the instructor. Note: AUCSL 360 is classified as an arts course. Requires payment of additional student instructional support fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
AUENV 355 - Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment
Investigation of the philosophical and social issues related to technology and the environment. The natural/artificial distinction, different senses of environment and the ways we understand, package, and manage nature form the foundation of the course. Issues in environmental ethics are also addressed. Thinkers may include Marx, Heidegger, Marcel, Borgmann, Winner, Singer, Regan, and others. Prerequisite: None, but AUPHI 350 would be useful. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUENV 355 and AUPHI 355.
AUPHI 210 - Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge
Study of such central topics in epistemology as foundationalism, truth and rationality, skepticism and the limits of knowledge, relativism and the objectivity of knowledge, evidence and verifiability, and belief and justification.
AUPHI 260 - Ethics
Examination of questions of right and wrong, good and evil, and reasons for action, through study of ethical theories of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.
AUPHI 277 - Women, Darkness and Crooked Things: Feminist Philosophy
An introduction to feminist issues in philosophy.
AUPHI 350 - Philosophy of Science
Philosophical approach to the presuppositions, attitudes, language, practices, and goals of the physical and social sciences. Topics may include theory evaluation, explanation, and the nature of scientific law.
AUPHI 355 - Philosophy and the Environment
Investigation of the philosophical and social issues related to technology and the environment. Topics may include the natural/artificial distinction, different meanings of environment, the ways we understand, package, and manage nature as well as issues in environmental ethics and aesthetics. May include texts by Western and Indigenous thinkers. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUPHI 355 and AUENV 355.
AUPHI 495 - Directed Studies I
Intensive study of a specific area of Philosophy as defined by a student and a supervising instructor. Prerequisites: 9 units at a senior level in Philosophy and consent of the instructor. Note: An Application for Individual Study must be completed and approved before registration in the course.