
John Turman
Lecturer in Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
Stanford Introductory Studies - Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
Bio
John Turman is a lecturer for the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) program. He earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy at U.C. Berkeley and completed his PhD in philosophy at Stanford University. John's current research is focused on foundational questions about the concept of knowledge, concepts of action, concepts of the mind, and how facts about a person's mind explain facts about their behavior.
As a lecturer and teaching fellow John has taught (or helped to teach) Why College; Health Care Ethics and Justice; and Emotion. John Looks forward to teaching Citizenship in the 21st Century this Winter!
Academic Appointments
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Lecturer, Stanford Introductory Studies - Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
2022-23 Courses
- Citizenship in the 21st Century
COLLEGE 102 (Win) - Rules of War
COLLEGE 109 (Spr) - Why College? Your Education and the Good Life
COLLEGE 101 (Aut) -
Prior Year Courses
2021-22 Courses
- Emotion
THINK 69 (Spr) - Health Care, Ethics, and Justice
THINK 56 (Win) - Why College? Your Education and the Good Life
COLLEGE 101 (Aut)
2020-21 Courses
- Other Peoples' Minds
PHIL 30S (Sum) - Seminar for Prospective Honors Students
PHIL 199 (Spr) - Teaching Methods in Philosophy
PHIL 239 (Aut, Spr)
- Emotion