Philosophical Tutorials for College Preparation and General Study

David Hume,
18th century Scottish Philosopher.

Renee Descartes,
17th century French Philosopher.

Plato and Aristotle,
in Raphael's "School of Athens.

The Death of Socrates
from Plato's dialouge the Crito.

Immanuel Kant,
18th century German Philosopher.

Jonathan Andrew Finch

Education

University of Miami – Florida, U.S.A.

M.A. Philosophy 1993

Westminster College – Missouri, U.S.A.

B.A. Philosophy and Economics 1989
Minor in Political Science

Teaching Experience

Columbia College – Online Campus, Missouri, U.S.A.

Adjunct Professor, Philosophy Department 2002 -- Present

  • Ethics
  • Introduction to Philosophy

University of New York – Prague, The Czech Republic

Lecturer, Philosophy Department 2001 – 2003

  • Classical Political Philosophy
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Reason and Argument

University of Missouri -- Rolla, U.S.A.

Lecturer, Philosophy Department 1995 – 2000

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  • Business Ethics
  • Social Ethics
  • Philosophy through Film
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Introduction to Logic

Columbia College – Missouri, U.S.A.

Adjunct Professor, Philosophy Department 1993 - 2000

  • Ethics
  • Introduction to Philosophy

William Woods University – Missouri, U.S.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Business Adim. 1993 – 1998

  • Business Ethics, MBA Program
  • Business Ethics

University of Miami – Florida, U.S.A.

Teaching Assistant, Philosophy Department 1990 – 1993

  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Contemporary Moral Issues

Administrative Experience

University of Missouri – Rolla, U.S.A.

Academic Advisor, Undecided Arts and Sciences Majors 1996- 2000

“The Spot” (a country music bar) St. James, Missouri, U.S.A.

Owner and Manager 1993 – 1994

Publications

Some Thoughts on Thinking, Oct. 2002, University Press of America. A short text describing a method of forming non-arbitrary beliefs about ourselves and the world that has been described as a moderate pragmatism.

Papers

“Is the Iraq War Justified” presented in debate format with Dr. Keith Crawford, University of New York, Prague, April 2003.

“A Philosopher Looks at the Christian Cannon” Presented at the UMR Philosophical Forum, October 1999.

“The Philosopher as the Conceptual Artist” Presented at the UMR Philosophical Form, September, 1998.

Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Missouri, Rolla, U.S.A., 1997-1998.