Teaching

I am a qualified and passionate teacher.

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My Experience as Primary Instructor
My experience as Teaching Assistant
Some Student Evaluations
My Teaching Interests

Teaching Interests

Intro Logic

Modern Moral Philosophy

Leibniz

History of Modern

Intro Philosophy

Kant

Ethics

  • Lower level undergraduate class in ethics.
    Previously taught as PHIL 30800 at the City College of New York (CCNY), Fall 2023.

  • Lower level survey class.
    Introduction to epistemology, moral questions, psychology and cognitive science.
    Discussion based; focused on building reading and writing skills.

    Taught at PHIL 34S at Stanford University, Summer 2026.

  • Lower level class in modern philosophy

  • Lower level survey class in modern philosophy

  • Lower level undergraduate class.

  • Upper undergraduate/ graduate seminar.

    Focus on the birth of universities in medieval Europe and the history of tensions on questions in religion, theology and philosophy.

  • Upper Level and/or graduate

  • Upper Level and/or graduate

  • Upper Level and/or graduate

  • Graduate Seminar on Kantian ethics

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My Teaching Experience

  • Introductory undergraduate class. Stanford Summer Session 2026

    We all self-deceive at times. We promise ourselves that tomorrow we’ll finally start exercising or finish our homework; we insist that a painful rejection is really the other person’s loss; we ignore signs that someone close to us is growing distant. Such cases raise deep questions about how we understand ourselves and our own minds.

    This course explores what self-deception is, why it matters, and how it shapes our lives. We will draw on research in epistemology, psychology, cognitive science, and moral philosophy to understand one of the most puzzling features of human thought: our ability to believe what we know or should believe isn’t true.

  • Graduate seminar on effective pedagogy for T.A. in Philosophy.

    Stanford University, Fall & Spring 2024/2025

  • Upper-undergraduate Tutorial. Co-designed and taught with Miikka O. Jaarte.

    Fall 2024, Stanford University.

    Student evaluations mention:

    • “Miikka and Lis are such an amazing and dynamic duo. They're funny and extremely knowledgable and really showed me a lot about the history and nuances of the male gaze. Definitely would recommend this class.”

    • “This is definitely my favorite class so far at Stanford, and I always look forward to this class. Lis and Miikka are absolutely wonderful instructors who are just here to share their passion about movies and to hear what you have to say about the male gaze in cinema.”

  • Stanford Hope House Scholars Program.


    Fall 2024

  • Introductory undergraduate class.


    City College of New York, Fall 2023.

  • Upper undergraduate seminar.

    Universität zu Köln, Winter 2019.

  • Upper level undergraduate seminar.

    Universität zu Köln, Winter 2018.

as Primary Instructor

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My Teaching Experience

as Teaching Assistant

Intro to Moral Philosophy

Spring 2026

Intro to Moral Philosophy

Spring 2023

Environmental Ethics

Winter 2023

Film and Philosophy

Fall 2022

Stanford's memorial church and fairy lights

Modern Philosophy

Winter 2022

Stanford main Quad, church and fairy lights; photo by yours truly.

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What Students say about me

  • “I’m always looking forward to the seminar, even though it is really hard and pretty complicated for me, but your passion and knowledge of the subject makes the seminar, despite its sometimes dry content, very interesting and enjoyable! Also your always being able to answer any questions and ability to rephrase answers is impressive and makes the content accessible and up to date/ applicable to everyday examples”

    —Former Student

  • “1. Lis is a very attentive listener and will always make it a point to clarify our thoughts to make sure she understands what we're trying to say. 2. Lis will take some time to think before articulating her thoughts, which is very helpful as she carefully chooses words to make sure we follow. 3. Lis helps create an inviting environment for everyone to participate.”

    —Former Student

  • “Die Dozentin wirkt begeistert von ihrem Fach und gibt dies an die Studierenden weiter. […] Alle Fragen werden beantwortet.”

    —Former Student

  • “Really open to discussing whatever questions we had or were on our minds. Would checkin with students to make sure we were understanding. Creating a really welcoming class environment.”

    —Former Student

  • "Aspect 1: The in-section activities made the material more engaging and easier to understand. Aspect 2: Lis did a great job connecting lecture content to examples and discussions that felt practical and relatable. Aspect 3: She was very responsive over email, which made it easier to ask questions and stay on track in the class.”

    – Former Student

  • “[Lis was] great at explaining difficult concepts and creating section material that expanded on what we learned from both class and readings.”

    – Former Student

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