Steve’s primary research interests are in ancient Western philosophy (esp. Plato), ethics, social & political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of history, and democracy. He typically teaches from the following list of courses:

 70:163  Critical Thinking
70:256  Ancient Philosophy
70:262  Metaphysics
70/78:265  Intro to Political Philosophy
70:266  Environmental Ethics
70:267  Ethics
70:362  Advanced Ethics
54/70:368  Speculative Philosophy of History
70:463  Philosophical Authors (esp. Kant, Nietzsche, or Hans Jonas)
70:487  Origins of Western Thought: Philosophy & Democracy