Publications:

 

Justification and Epistemic Agency. Synthese (2023).

This paper argues that externalist theories of justification cannot adequately account for epistemic agency. For this reason, it should not be thought that externalist theories of justification are preferable from the perspective of social justice, as some have recently argued. 

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Preprint | Published version 

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Aesthetic Normativity and Cultural Appropriation. Philosophical Studies (2021).

 

Is it ever aesthetically permissible to engage in acts of cultural appropriation? This paper argues that often it is not. It provides a normative framework for understanding how aesthetic reasons operate, and argues that we often have aesthetic reasons not to engage in cultural appropriation.

 

Preprint | Published version
 

 

In Progress: 

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Paper on Gaslighting - Proposes an account of gaslighting as a kind of weaponized skepticism. Gaslighting involves introducing genuinely difficult to rule out relevant alternatives.  Email me for a draft. Handout

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Paper on Factive Theories of Justification - Argues that factive theories of justification should be rejected because of their social implications. Email me for a draft. Handout

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Paper on Epistemic Agency - Argues that the ability to form justified beliefs is a necessary condition for epistemic agency. Email me for a draft.

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Paper on Transformative Experience and Regret - Argues that one ought only choose transformative experiences on the basis of revelation in cases in which one has a high need for cognitive closure regarding the decision at hand. Email me for a draft.

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Paper on Internalism and Action-Guidance - Argues that externalist theories do in fact fail to be action-guiding. Email me to discuss. 

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