Jonathan Auyer joined the Philosophy Department in 2019. His areas of interest are Ethics (including Applied, Ethical Theory, and Technology and Ethics), Philosophy of Art, and Free Speech. His dissertation was on Ernst Gombrich's representational theory of Illusion. He also teaches at Monroe Community College.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.S., Studio Art, Roberts Wesleyan College (2003)
M.A., Philosophy, SUNY Albany (2006)
Ph.D., Philosophy, SUNY Albany (2013)
Classes
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HONR 207: Top: Indigenous Identities
This seminar will provide students the opportunity to examine distinct, overlapping, and shared cultural identities, traditions, and experiences. Each seminar will explore a selected topic through the lens of at least two of the following: race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. Seminar topics may focus on national, international, and/or transnational issues. Typical titles might be: Gender, Culture, and International Development; Religion and Class in Northern Ireland; and African American Migration Narrative.
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PHIL 203: Technology and Ethics
This course will investigate how we evaluate and respond to technology and will examine technology's impact on such values as freedom, individuality, growth, work, and the political process. Ethical issues raised might include: questions of profit in business; biotechnology; social media; free speech, misinformation, and democracy; surveillance; AI; and algorithmic bias.
Past Classes
INTD 105 Free Speech and the Arts
HONR 202 Impact of Social Media
F/HONR 204 Why do the Arts Matter?
F/HONR 204 Fictional Emotions
PHIL 130, Ethics
PHIL 131, Justice and Ethics in Modern America (Summer Institute)
PHIL 225 Philosophy of the Arts
XLRN 102, Experiential Learning