Larry Crocker

Larry Crocker received his PhD in philosophy from Harvard and taught philosophy for several years at the University of Washington. He then practiced law, prosecuted criminals, and taught law at NYU. From 2004 through 2012 he taught at Dartmouth classes in philosophy of law, crime and punishment, ethics, political and social philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of religion. His blog is www. lawrencecrocker.blogspot.com.

Philosophy: What You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Fall Term 2024) 

Participant Testimonials:

Larry Crocker is a wonderful teacher, knows his subject well, and has a fine sense of humor.

Packed with information about philosophy and philosophers spanning two thousand years.  Slick Powerpoint slides including video clips and humorous cartoons.  The pace is fast but material is organized.

 Actually Reading the Constitution (Spring Term 2023)

Participant Testimonials:

Professor Crocker is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable, and clear. This was an outstanding course.

Larry's presentations are always well done. I am always surprised at how much there is to say about the few words in the constitution.

Democracy and Socialism (Fall Term 2022)

Participant Testimonials:

Excellent tutelage . Engaging, very open to comments and well facilitated discussion in response. I found him very knowledgeable and personable.

I would love to take a full semester class with him.

It's About Time (Spring Term 2022)

Participant Testimonials:

Course went way over and above expectations. Very thorough in history and present thought.

Larry is incredibly well prepared, as always, organized, and moves along smartly.

A Criminal Case Sampler (Spring Term 2021)

Participant Testimonials:

I know so little about criminal law, it was a great introduction to how it works in the real world.

I can't imagine how an instructor could have more knowledge than Larry on this topic.