Teaching

Dr Elisabeth Thorson

Areas: History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Philosophy of Economics, Political Theory, Ethics, Religious Philosophy, and Epistemology including research skills and dissertation supervision (Undergraduate, MA, and PhD-level).

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Modules

Philosophy of Economics and Politics (Undergraduate 2nd year), module convener, lecturer, and seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2021-present)

Early Modern Philosophy (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar convener, lecturer, and seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2022-present)

Philosophy Dissertation (Undergraduate 3rd year), module convener, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2022-present)

Business Ethics (MA), module convener, lecturer and seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2021-2022)

Political Philosophy, (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2024-2025)

Moral Theory, (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University (2021-2023)

Political and Social Philosophy, (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2021-2023)

Philosophy of Mind, (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, (2021-2022)

2018-2020

University of York

Dissertation Preparation (MA), module convener, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2020)

Postgraduate Research Skills (MA), module convener, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2020)

Ethics and Public Policy (Undergraduate 3rd year), co-module convener, lecturer, and seminar leader, School of Politics Economics and Philosophy, University of York, (2020)

Reading William James (Undergraduate 3rd year), module convener, lecturer, and seminar leader (partially delivered online) Department of Philosophy, University of York (2020)

Hume’s Empiricism (Undergraduate 2nd year), module convener, lecturer, and seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2018 – 2020)

History of Political Thought (Undergraduate 2nd year), lecturer and seminar leader, Department of Politics, University of York, (2014—2019)

Introduction to Political Theory (Undergraduate 1st year), seminar leader, Department of Politics, University of York, (2014—2019)

Guest lecture:

‘The History and Development of Natural Law Theory’, Department of Philosophy, University of York, for Beijing Normal University Summer School on ‘British Philosophy and Culture’, (July, 2019)

2013-2018

University of York

Hume’s Empiricism (Undergraduate 2nd year), module convener, lecturer and seminars leader, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2018 – 2020)

History of Political Thought (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Politics, University of York, (2014—2018)

Introduction to Political Theory (Undergraduate 1st year), seminar leader, Department of Politics, University of York, (2014—2018)

Ethics (Undergraduate 1st year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2014-2016)

Women in Early Modern Philosophy (Undergraduate 2nd year), seminar leader, Department of Philosophy, University of York, (2013—2014)

2021-2025

Durham University