My name is Sanford Levy and I teach undergraduate philosophy at Montana State University in Bozeman Montana. Students new to many academic subjects are often puzzled by what it is they are supposed to do with that subject, how to approach it, how to read its literature, how to participate in it. This is particularly true of philosophy, a field that leaves many puzzled even after several years of study. In this site I will publish pieces designed to give guidance to students, especially for students in academic classes, but also for those wishing to study philosophy on their own. I am interested in guiding students in the reading of philosophical works, in the writing of philosophical essays, and in thinking as at least some professional philosophers like to think. As my main interest is in moral philosophy, most of the examples I use will be from that field, but a lot of what I say is applicable more generally. Finally, I will include a series of lectures on philosophical topics. These are lectures relevant to classes I teach at Montana State University, but anyone is free to download them.
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This picture is borrowed from wikimedia.org where it is described as the head from a statue of a philosopher and dated around 240 BC. It could be of Bion the Borysthenite, though the shaggy hair
and full beard and mustache are said to be typical of all kinds of philosophers. You can therefore take this as an adequate picture of me.
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