Seminars, in retirement

recent  courses

research interests

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Don Carmichael

 

Professor Emeritus, Political Science,

 

Adjunct Professor, Philosophy

 

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada  T6G 2H4

email: Don.Carmichael@ualberta.ca

 

 

 

 

Seminars in Retirement

Although retired, I am currently leading two discussion seminars.  These might better be described as ‘book clubs’, since they are non-instructional, on topics proposed by participants, and intended for reflective discussion.  Recent topics have included classic works (eg, Aristotle’ Nicomachean Ethics, Genesis, Homer’s Iliad) and works by more recent thinkers (eg, Arendt, Williams, Collingwood, Nagel)

These seminars usually take place in a friendly place (a quiet bar), tho currently they are Zoom-based. 

Persons interested in participating are invited to contact me at the email address above.

Times:  every other week on Mon and Tues evenings.

 

 

Recent courses:   (evaluations for most of these courses are available on-line to registered students)

Individuality, community, and the best life in Aristotle. (2013-14)  Pol S 404/515

Topics in Contemporary Political Philosophy (2013-14)  Pol S 404/515

Aristotle’s Ethics:  Happiness and the Best Life  (2012-13)  Pol S 404/515

Hobbes’ Leviathan and Modern Individualism (2012-13)  Pol S 406-515

Justice and Public Reason : The Liberalism of John Rawls (2011-12)  Pol S 410/514

Advanced Seminar on Rawls’ Political Liberalism (2011-12)  Pol S 410/514

seminar on Plato’s Republic,  (2011-12)  Pol S 406/515

The History of Political Thought  (2010-11)  Pol S 210  

 Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics  (2010-11)   Pol S 406

 Aristotle’s Politics  (2010-11)  grad seminar: Pol S 515

Contemporary Political Philosophy: Thinking about Public Goods   (2010-11)  Pol S 404/515

Islamic Political Philosophy in the Classic Period  (2009-10) Pol S 302

 

Aristotle – Ethics (2009-10)   Pol S 404

 

The History of Political Thought  (2008-09) (Pol S 210) * (on line course evaluation)

 

Seminar on Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age.   (2008-09)  (Pol S 514)

 

Topics in Political Philosophy: Hobbes’ Leviathan  (2008-09) (Pol S 404)

 

The History of Political Thought   (2007-08) (Pol S 210) * (on line course evaluation)

Contemporary Political Philosophy   (2007-08) (Pol S 410/514)

Aristotle – Ethics   (2007-08) (Pol S 404)

Aristotle – Politics: graduate seminar (2007-08) (Pol S 514)

The History of Political Thought   (2006-07) (Pol S 210) * (on line course evaluation)

Contemporary Political Philosophy   (2006-07) (Pol S 410/514)

Aristotle – Ethics   (2006-07) (Pol S 404)

Aristotle – Politics: graduate seminar (2006-07) (Pol S 514)

·    Aristotle,  2005-2006  (Pol S 404/515)  

·    Third Year Honours Seminar   (2005-06)  (Pol S 399)

·    The History of Political Thought  (2004-05)  (Pol S 210) * (on line course evaluation)

·    Contemporary Political Philosophy   (2004-05)  (Pol S 410/ 514)

·    Hobbes  (2004-05)  (Pol S 404/ 515)

·    Third Year Honours Seminar   (2004-05)  (Pol S 399)

·    The History of Political Thought,  2003-2004  (Pol S 210)   * (on line course evaluation)

·    Contemporary Normative Political Philosophy,  2003-2004  (Pol S 619)  

·    Aristotle,  2003-2004  (Pol S 404/515)  

·    Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy,  2002-2003 (Pol S 306)

·    Hobbes and modern individualism, 2001-2002  (Pol S 404/513) 

·    Tolerance & Multiculturalism .2000-2001 (Pol S 515) --

·    Modern Political Issues  2000-2001 (Pol S 103)  * (on line course evaluation)

·    Multiculturalism and Feminism: Taylor, Kymlicka & Nussbaum, 1999-2000

·    Rights, 1999-2000

·    Euthanasia and The Right to Life, 1997-98

Research Interests-

·    Contemporary political thought (especially ethical and analytical issues)

 

·    History of political thought (especially Hobbes and Aristotle)

 

·    Contemporary liberal individualism and theories of rights