// Andrew J. Corsa is a professor, writer, and artist who lives in Boca Raton, Florida and teaches at Lynn University. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and his research focuses on the History of Moral and Political Philosophy - in particular the virtue of greatness of soul.
Bird Photographs from:
Birds: A Monthly Serial Illustrated by Color Photography
Designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life, Vol. II,
Chicago: Nature Study Publishing Company, 1897
And:
Birds: A Monthly Serial Illustrated by Color Photography
Designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life, Vol. III,
Chicago: Nature Study Publishing Company, 1897
I am a professor, writer, and artist.
I hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Syracuse University, and I am an Assistant Professor teaching in the interdisciplinary Dialogues of Learning program at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. I currently teach courses focusing on religion, philosophy, history, literature, and cultural studies. Previously, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor first at Kutztown University and then at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where I taught a range of philosophy courses: Intro to Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, American Pragmatism, Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Environmental Ethics, and Filming Philosophy. For my Curriculum Vitae, please click here.
My areas of specialization are Ethics and the History of Early Modern Philosophy. My research has focused on the three subjects. (1) I have explored what Early Modern and Early American philosophers have written about the moral virtues of magnanimity and benevolence. (2) I have written about how art, music, dance, theatre and literature contribute to an individual's moral education. (3) I have reflected on how the previous two topics relate to scholarship in Environmental Ethics.
As a professor, I help my students improve their skills in writing, close reading, criritcal thinking, and argumentation. My students engage in active dialogue both with me and with each other. I ask hundreds of questions during each course, meant to help students: review and interpret course readings; think critically about those readings and their implications; draw compelling connections between different course discussions; articulate and logically evaluate their own beliefs and values; and consdier how their beliefs and values relate to the course.
