Trig Johnson
Professorial Lecturer in Philosophy
Associated & Affiliated Faculty
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Trig Johnson
Expertise: conceptual analysis: concept elucidation, evaluation, optimization, application, and creation
Areas of Interest: arts and ideas, broadly conceived and construed; metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, metaethics, normative ethics, history of philosophy; systems thinking; critical thinking, in general; creative problem-solving and expression; beauty, form, and composition; intuition, intelligence, insight and imagination; multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary methodology and methods; adult education and training; curriculum development and lifelong learning
Areas of Competence: the aforementioned areas, albeit to varying degrees; cognate areas informed by one's formal education, participation in various creative-intellectual projects (academic and non-academic), and multidisciplinary teaching experience across philosophy, religious studies, the humanities, and psychology (see "Classes")
Courses Taught (academic career): Introduction to Philosophy • History of Ancient Philosophy • Understanding Socrates • Understanding Plato • Understanding Aristotle • Augustine's Philosophy • Modern Philosophy • Kant's Critical Philosophy • Hegelian Metaphysics • Introduction to Aesthetics • Philosophy and Creativity (Aesthetics II) • Introduction to Existentialism • Introduction to Postmodernism • Ethics and Critical Thinking • Ethics: Theory and Applications • Medical Ethics • Workplace Ethics • Philosophy of Love • Philosophy of Religion • Introduction to World Religions • Introduction to Christianity • Religion in America • Religion: Theories and Methods • Religious Epistemology • Religious Ethics • Religious Concepts of Self • Introduction to Mythology • Introduction to Humanities • Greek and Roman Humanities • Medieval Humanities • Renaissance and Baroque Humanities • Enlightenment and Romanticism Humanities • 20th Century Humanities • Exploring Visual Art: Picasso, Dali, Warhol • Psychoanalytic Theories of Self • The Psychology of Religious Experience