Teaching
I find teaching to be one of the most important and rewarding aspects of my work.
You can find info on student feedback and courses I've taught below.
You can find info on student feedback and courses I've taught below.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié le cours et sa structure, ainsi que l'enseignement de Dr. Silva. Elle a été à l'écoute de nos besoins et figure probablement parmis les meilleurs professeurs que j'ai eu dans mon parcours universitaire à ce jours."
(Anonymous feedback for Notions Fondamentales d'Éthique, Université de Montréal)
Vous êtes une révélation pour moi! Votre intérêt et votre passion pour la philosophie sont si bien transmis et stimulent notre curiosité intellectuelle. J'apprécie tout particulièrement la façon dont vous apportez le contenu, c'est clair, dynamique, vivant et tout semble plus évident. MERCI."
(Anonymous feedback for La Valeur des Emotions, Université de Genève)
Ms Silva is really engaging and encourages us to deeply understand the readings. I also found her feedback on the reading week formative essay extremely useful. She is an excellent teacher."
(Anonymous feedback for History of Philosophy II, University College London)
Duties include running seminars where material delivered in the lecture is discussed inclusively and digested; first marking all final essays; providing additional educational resources and one-to-one office hours with students |
Philosophy of Psychology Focusing on the implications of experimental work in the brain and behaviour sciences for topics in moral psychology. Topics included: Free will, moral motivation and addiction. Advanced final year undergraduate module, KCL. Taught spring 2017 Feminism and Philosophy Weekly topics ranging from metaphysics and epistemology to political philosophy and applied ethics, with the following question ever-present in the background: what is the relationship between feminism and philosophy? Advanced final year undergraduate module, UCL. Taught autumn 2017 and spring 2016 Descartes and Hume Close text readings of Descartes' Meditations and Hume's Treatise. First year undergraduate module, UCL. Taught autumn 2015. |