Department of Philosophy

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Departmental Tutoring

The philosophy department is pleased to offer drop-in and group tutoring for all courses during the Fall and Spring semesters.

We are open Tuesday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m, and Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Meet our Tutors!

Meet Rose!

Hello! My name is Rose Detore (she/her). I am dual majoring in Philosophy (Science) and Biomedical Engineering (Cellular, Tissue, and Regenerative) on a Pre-Medical track. I decided to major in philosophy mainly due to a personal interest in the intersection of philosophy and medicine, and I felt quickly adopted into VCU’s welcoming Philosophy Department. I hope to go to medical school for neurosurgery and bring more attention to what philosophy can contribute to medicine.

I can primarily tutor for PHIL 201 – Intro to Ethics, PHIL 222 – Logic, PHIL 391 – Philosophy of Medicine, PHIL 103 – Ancient Greek and Medieval Western Philosophy, and PHIL 104 – Modern Western Philosophy.

A fun fact about me is that I was originally a Music Performance major (cello).

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Meet Rebecca!

My name is Rebecca Weil (she/her) and I am a Political Science and Philosophy student with concentrations in Political Theory and Philosophy of Law. I decided to become a Philosophy major because I found that my favorite part of studying Political Science was engaging with theory, questioning assumptions, and learning about the world. I believe philosophy helps me do all of these things. After graduating from VCU, I hope to go to law school to practice public interest law, specifically in the areas of civil rights, feminist and queer legal theory, and reproductive justice.

I tutor for Intro to Ethics (PHIL 201), Logic (PHIL 222), Ancient Greek to Medieval Western (PHIL 103), and Modern Western (PHIL 104), but I can also be helpful for Metaethics (PHIL 328) and Philosophy of Law (320).

A fun fact about me is that I love to paint
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Meet Sana!

Hi, my name is Sana Singh (she/her) and I'm majoring in Psychology & Philosophy with a minor in Statistics. I added Philosophy as a second major after taking Intro to Ethics, and really enjoyed the overlap of psych and philo since two fields complement each other! Career-wise, I plan to pursue my PhD in Clinical Psychology, and in my freetime, I like drawing, doing my nails (Gel-X!), and playing games.

I can primarily tutor for PHIL 201: Intro to Ethics, PHIL 222: Logic, and PHIL 430: Philosophy of Religion, but I'm happy to help with most philosophy classes.  

A fun fact about me is I'm a huge animal person and hope to have a bunch of pets when I'm older!