Cristóbal Zarzar
PhD Candidate in Ancient Philosophy
Teaching
Present
Since 2015 I've been a teaching assistant at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge – Classical Tripos, Part 1A and Part 1B. Supervision of undergraduates (1st and 2nd year) in groups of up to 3 students.
First-year papers:
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Introduction to Philosophy: Socrates and Plato
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Hellenistic and Roman Ethics
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Early Greek Philosophy
Second-year papers:
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From Parmenides to Democritus
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Aristotle
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Plato’s Republic
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Hellenistic and Roman Philosophers: Knowledge and Fate
Past Teaching Experience
2010 - 2011
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Lecturer (part-time) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile. Modules: Introduction to Philosophy (PHI100-2); Philosophy (PHI101). Level: Undergraduate (1st and 2nd year).
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Lecturer (part-time) in the Faculty of Humanities and Education at Andrés Bello National University, Chile. Module: Philosophical Anthropology (HUF124). Level: Undergraduate (1st and 2nd year).
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Lecturer (part-time) in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at Del Desarrollo University, Chile. Module: Ethics (BGG121-2). Level: Undergraduate (1st year).
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Lecturer at the Center for Study and Development of Academic Talents “PentaUC”, Catholic University of Chile. Course: On Liberty: a philosophical trip through Cinema. Summer Academic Term. Level: grades nine and ten.
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High School Philosophy Teacher (grades eleven and twelve) at St. Catherine of Siena School, Chile.
2004 - 2010
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Teaching assistant at the Institute of Philosophy, Catholic University of Chile. Tutor and examiner, 1 hour of teaching per week. Level: Undergraduate (1st, 2nd, and 3rd year).
Modules:
FIL183: Philosophical Anthropology (2010, 2009)
FIL002: Aristotle (2009)
ICP0201: Introduction to Political Theory (2009, 2006)
FIL014: Metaphysics (2005)
FIL112T: Theory of Knowledge (2004)
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Philosophy Teacher (ad honorem) at INFOCAP (Institute of Popular Training), Chile. INFOCAP is a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to train and educate low-income workers through skills development