This spring, I’m teaching two courses, Introduction to Ethics (Phil 2010; undergraduate lecture) and Experimental Philosophy (Phil 6000; graduate seminar).  Amazingly, I haven’t taught introductory ethics since it was the first course I ever taught (Su’01!), and I’m excited about the opportunity.  It’s a 125-person lecture that meets once a week (3+ hours), so I’m trying some new things, including the use of movies.  Hopefully it’ll work!  The graduate seminar owes to an NEH Summer Seminar I did at the University of Utah in Summer 2009; part of my application indicated that I’d teach this were I able to appreciate.  Experimental philosophy is evolving so quickly that even our readings of that summer almost seem dated, so it’ll be fun to read new stuff.  It’s also a chance to try out parts of my forthcoming book–with Shaun Nichols and Ron Mallon (Oxford, forthcoming)–in traditional readings in philosophy are complemented by exerimental ones; see the final proposal draft if interested.

Some of the first titles for Philosophy for Everyone (then the “Epicurean Trilogy”), have just been translated into Portuguese and/or Ukrainian!  It’s interesting to wonder why these languages (e.g., as opposed to any others), but pretty cool nevertheless.  It’s also interesting how the different countries did the cover concepts, both of which are pretty good.  Anyway, I doubt I’ll find any Ukrainian wines to celebrate with, but there are certainly some good Portuguese ones in the cellar.  Check out the Philosophy for Everyone page for more details on the series, and here are the translation covers:

And the originals:

My latest book, Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, just received final approval by the University of Chicago Press’s faculty board.  I’m excited about getting the book into production; it should be out by September, 2011.  As soon as I submit the manuscript–within the next two weeks or so–I’ll have to take down the draft chapters, so please grab them before they disappear if you’re interested!  Thanks so much for all of the feedback many of you have provided; the manuscript is much stronger for your feedback.

This fall, I’ll be a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Michigan; really looking forward to Ann Arbor!  The Department of Philosophy @ UM has always been exceptionally strong, and it’ll be a great opportuinity to spend some time there.  I have two courses, Bioethics (Phil 160/Phil 356) and the Ethics of War (Phil 430), both of which should be fun.  Let me know if anyone else is passing through Ann Arbor this semester so we can get together!