Teaching Philosophy

Volume 46, Issue 1, March 2023

Dana TrussoOrcid-ID
Pages 85-105

Creating a Virtual Symposium
The Benefits of Using a Democratic Syllabus

Democratizing the syllabus has been discussed in the fields of sociology and political science but rarely in philosophy. In this paper I will draw upon my experience of teaching Philosophy of Love in an online modality to examine the impact on motivation when students fill in the gaps presented in a democratic syllabus.