Dr. Zachary Seech

Professor of Philosophy

 
Contact Information  
Office: BES-4
Office Hours: 9:00-9:30 AM MTWTh and TTh 1:00-2:30 PM (Fall 2008)
Phone: (760) 744-1150 x 2650
Email: zseech@palomar.edu
Home Page: http://daphne.palomar.edu/zseech
Street Address: 1140 W. Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069
Academic degrees:
Ph.D. in Philosophy
   University of California, San Diego
   Dissertation: "Plato's Lysis as Drama and as Philosophy"
M.A. in Philosophy
   University of California, San Diego
   Specialization in Analytic Philosophy
M.A. in Philosophy
   Bowling Green State University (Ohio)
   Specialization in Continental Philosophy
B.A. in Philosophy
   Westminster College (PA)
   Minor in Religion
   Special bilingual studies in the Spanish Philosophy of Miguel de Unamuno
 
Books authored: Logic in Everyday Life (Wadsworth Publishing, 1987)
Open Minds and Everyday Reasoning, 2nd edition (Wadsworth Publishing, 2005)
Writing Philosophy Papers, 5th edition (Cengage Publishing, 2008)
Teaching Open-Mindedness (in contract)
Being Reasonable (in manuscript)

Courses Taught Links of Interest:
2008-2009 Academic Year
Phil 105 Philosophy of Religion
Phil 115 Logic and Critical Thinking
Phil 135 & 136  (2-semester) History of Philosophy

Other courses I have taught:
Symbolic Logic
Ancient Greek Philosophy and Culture
Literature & Ideas, with these themes:
  Socrates and Plato
  Plato on Love
  Plato's Trilogy
  Plato's Republic
  Character Types in Plato's Dialogues
  Ancient Greek Literature
  Paths to Wisdom
Philosophy and Jazz
Introduction to Philosophy
Ethics and Values
Ethical and Political Values
Knowledge and Reality
Verbal Reasoning I
Verbal Reasoning II
Humanities I
Humanities II
Great Religions of the World

Learning Communities
Co-taught with Dr. Kerckhove:
"Are You ruled By Reason or Passion?: The greek Gods Apollo and Dionysos Will Tell You"
Co-taught with Dr. Lockett:
"Philosophy East and West"

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