Philosophy Department

John Davenport
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Academic Pages

Office Phone: 718-817-2775
Email: Davenport@fordham.edu

Office Location: 125 Collins Hall, Rose Hill Campus, Fordham University, 441 Fordham Rd, New York, NY 10458.

Office hours for Spring 2014: I will usually be available at RH on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4 - 5:30 PM after my classes.  Most Wednesdays I will be at RH for meetings as well, so I am available Weds by appointment.  If my hours change during a given week due to meetings, I will post these changes on my office door and email my classes. If in doubt, please email me.


My Future Courses at Fordham:

Spring 2014

Hprh 3051 Ethical Dimensions of Contemporary Social Problems (RH honors junior seminar, 2014) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3195 Political Libertarianism and its Critics -- (undergraduate elective, 2014) *Link to syllabus

Recent Courses at Fordham : links to most recent version of the syllabi (rather than all sections taught)

Phil 3942 Fantasy and Philosophy: Tolkien & Donaldson (summer seminar)  *Link to syllabus
Hprh 3051 Ethical Dimensions of Contemporary Social Problems (RH honors junior seminar, 2013)
*Link to syllabus
Phga 7159 Kierkegaard (graduate seminar, 2013) *Link to syllabus

Phil 3712 Global Environmental Justice (Phil elective & Environmental Studies course, 2013) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3713 Human Rights & Global Governance (elective crosslisted as Intro to P&J, 2012)
*Link to syllabus
Phil 3000 Philosophical Ethics -- new eloquentia perfecta section (core course, 2012) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3195 Political Libertarianism and its Critics (undergraduate elective, 2012) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3977 Love, Emotion, and Meaning in Life (undergraduate elective, 2011) *Link to syllabus
Phga 5144 Normative Ethical Theories (new MA course, 2011) *Link to syllabus
Hplc 4050 Human Rights and Global Governance (honors senior values) *Link to syllabus
Phil 1000 Philosophy of Human Nature (freshman core course, 2011) *Link to syllabus
Phil 4920 Theories of Autonomy (undergraduate elective, 2010) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3000 Philosophical Ethics -- service learning section (core course, 2010) *Link to syllabus
Phil 3712 Global Environmental Justice (undergraduate elective, spring 2010)
*Link to syllabus
Phil 3000 Philosophical Ethics -- service learning section (core course) *Link to syllabus
Phlu 3195 Political Libertarianism and its Critics (elective -- fall 2009)  *Link to syllabus
Phga 7764 Autonomy, Care, Self (graduate seminar -- fall 2009)  *Link to syllabus
Phlu 3670 Existentialism
(elective -- fall 2008)  *Link to syllabus
Holv 3970 Lincoln: Democratic Values (Honors senior seminar -- fall 2008)
 *Link to syllabus
Phga 7458 Free Will (graduate seminar -- spring 2008)  *Link to syllabus
Phlu 3972 Love, Care, Self, Autonomy
(elective -- spring 2008)  *Link to syllabus
Phlv 3109 Environmental Ethics (senior values seminar -- fall 2007)  *Link to syllabus
Phga 5014 Modern Ethical Theories (graduate seminar -- spring 2007)
 *Link to syllabus
Holv 3970 Lincoln: Democratic Values
(Honors senior seminar -- fall 2006)
 *Link to syllabus
Phlu 1100 Philosophical Ethics (sophomore core course -- spring 2006)
 *Link to syllabus
Phlu 3203
Logic and Critical Thinking (elective -- fall 2005) [course pages]  *Link to syllabus
Phlu 3412 Philosophy of Emotions (elective -- fall 2005). 
 *Link to syllabus

Older Courses at Fordham

Kierkegaard, Spring 2005 (Graduate Seminar) *Link to syllabus
Free Will, Spring 2005 (Seminar for Philosophy majors/minors) *Link to syllabus
Fantasy and Philosophy, Spring 2005 (Senior Values seminar)  *Link to syllabus
Theories of Autonomy, Spring 2004 (undergraduate seminar at Lincoln Center)  *Link to syllabus
Environmental Ethics, Spring 2004 (senior values seminar and Environmental Studies elective at Lincoln Center)
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics, Spring 2004 (sophomore core)
 *Link to syllabus
Care and Commitment, Fall 2003 (graduate seminar, Rose Hill)
 *Link to syllabus
Contemporary Ethical Theory, Fall 2003 (undergraduate seminar, Lincoln Center)
 *Link to syllabus
Honors Philosophy, Fall 2003 (freshman core, Lincoln Center)
 *Link to syllabus
Modern Ethical Theory, Spring 2003 (graduate/undergraduate seminar, Rose Hill)
 *Link to syllabus
Fantasy and Philosophy, Spring 2003 (both senior values seminar and undergraduate elective sections, Lincoln Center)
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophy of Religion (undergraduate elective): Summer 2002
 *Link to syllabus
Environmental Ethics, Spring 2002 (senior values seminar) 
 *Link to syllabus
Virtue Ethics, Spring 2002 (graduate seminar, Rose Hill)
 *Link to syllabus
Logic and Critical Thinking, Spring 2002 (undergraduate elective) *Link to syllabus
Philosophy of Human Nature, Fall 2001 (2 core sections)
 *Link to syllabus
Character and Commitment (undergraduate elective): Fall 2001
 *Link to syllabus
Modern Philosophy I: Descartes to Kant (majors course): Spring 2001  *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics (2 core sections): Spring 2001  
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics, Fall 2000 (core course)
 *Link to syllabus
Environmental Ethics, Fall 2000 (senior values seminar) 
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics, Summer 2000 (core course) 
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophy of Emotion (elective): Spring 2000
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics (2 core sections): Spring 2000
 *Link to syllabus
Justice and Social Identity (senior values seminar): Fall 1999
 *Link to syllabus
Philosophical Ethics (2 core sections): Fall 1999
 
Philosophy of Human Nature (1 core section): Summer 1999
 
Values in Democracy (senior values seminar): Spring 1999
Philosophical Ethics (2 core sections): Spring 1999
Philosophical Ethics (1 core section): Fall 1998
Philosophy of Human Nature (2 core sections): Fall 1998


Links to Other Pages

Curriculum Vitae (without links to texts)
Personal Pages (contains links to my publications)

Research Pages (contains links to my publications)
Philosophy Department



Last updated July 31, 2010. Comments: Davenport@Fordham.Edu