I have been teaching as a part-time instructor since Spring 2007, and as a full-time instructor since Fall 2010. In those years, I've regularly taught courses in the history of philosophy and logic, as well as courses in theoretical philosophy.
At Bilkent University (since 2021), I have taught or am currently teaching:
(1) Introduction to Ancient Philosophy (PHIL 102):
Survey of core concepts and arguments in ancient Greek philosophy; required for first-year philosophy majors and archaeology majors.
Currently, I focus main themes in the Presocratics, Plato, and Aristotle.
(2) Social and Political Philosophy I (PHIL 243):
'Great Books' style course for second-year students of Law, Economics, Political Science, and International Relations, with a focus on ancient and medieval thought.
Current texts include selections from: Plato, Apology, Meno, Phaedo, and Republic; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics; Lucretius, On the Nature of Things; Augustine, City of God; Christine di Pizan, City of Ladies.
(3) Social and Political Philosophy II (PHIL 244):
'Great Books' style course for second-year students of Law, Economics, Political Science, and International Relations, with a focus on modern thought.
Current texts include selections from: Hobbes, Leviathan; Locke, Second Treatise of Government; Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals; Sophie de Grouchy, Letters on Sympathy; Mill, On Liberty and Utilitarianism.
(4) Research Preparation in Philosophy I (PHIL 501):
Analytic Philosophy Bootcamp for new MA and PhD students.
Readings include classic papers from 20th century Anglo-American philosophy, emphasising methodology, philosophy of language, epistemology, and philosophy of mind.
All the courses I have ever taught
In the first part of my career, I worked at teaching-focused universities, and thus, taught a wide variety of courses at all levels of instruction. Just for fun, I have assembled a list of every course I have ever taught as the primary instructor (some at multiple universities).
First and Second Year Undergraduate Courses
(1) First Year Seminar: Close reading of Plato's Republic, introducing practical applications for the 21st century
(2) Introduction to Philosophy
(a) Historical focus: Classic texts from the history of Western philosophy, covering metaphysics, epistemology, mind, and normative ethics
(b) Contemporary focus: Classic texts from 20th century philosophy, covering metaphysics, epistemology, mind, normative ethics, and applied ethics
(3) Introduction to Logic
(a) Formal focus: Introduction to propositional logic (symbolisation, truth tables, proofs) and categorical logic
(b) Informal focus: Introduction to informal logic (fallacies, inductive reasoning, and applications) and categorical logic
(4) Introduction to Ancient Philosophy: Introduction to key themes and arguments from early Greek philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic philosophy
(5) Introduction to Ethics
(a) Traditional Format: Classic readings from the history of normative ethics; contemporary readings from topics in applied ethics
(b) Service Learning Format: Classic readings from the history of normative ethics; practical applications discovered through service to the community
(6) Social and Political Philosophy I: 'Great Books' style course with a focus on ancient and medieval social and political thought in the Western tradition
(7) Social and Political Philosophy II: 'Great Books' style course with a focus on modern social and political thought in the Western tradition
Third and Fourth Year Undergraduate Courses
(8) Symbolic Logic: Introduction to first-order logic, including predicates, quantification, and identity; sometimes, with an introduction to modal logic
(9) History of Ancient Philosophy: Metaphysics and epistemology focus, designed for majors that already took Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
(10) History of Medieval Philosophy: Core concepts and arguments from Christian and occasionally Islamic philosophers from late antiquity through the 15th century
(11) History of Modern Philosophy: Classic texts from 17th and 18th century philosophy (including now cannonical early modern women), and sometimes Kant
(12) History of Analytic Philosophy: Classic texts from early analytic philosophy, including Frege, Russell, logical positivism, Quine, and (sometimes) Kripke.
(13) Metaphysics: Core themes from recent and contemporary analytic metaphysics, including ontology, universals and properties, modality, time, and objects.
(14) Philosophy of Language: Core themes from recent and contemporary philosophy of language, including description and reference, names and demonstratives, meaning, communication, and metaphor. .
(15) Philosophy and Science Fiction: Introduction to core themes in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of technology, using science fiction to extend and evaluate philosophical concepts.
(16) Business Ethics: Core questions in business ethics, evaluated through normative ethics and its application to case studies
(17) Philosophical Writing and Argumentation: Writing-intensive course for philosophy majors, with topic selections from contemporary analytic philosophy
(18) Senior Capstone: Course designed for senior philosophy majors to develop, research, write, and defend a senior thesis
Graduate Level
(19) Research Preparation in Philosophy I: Writing-intensive introduction to classic readings in theoretical philosophy in the analytic tradition
(20) The Medieval World: Interdisciplinary graduate humanities course.