About
My primary research interests are in ancient Greek philosophy, moral psychology, and ethics. My current research focuses on how ancient Greek philosophers, esepcially Aristotle, thought emotions could help us navigate the world. I am also interested in artificial intelligence, social-political philosophy, and cognitive science.
My dissertation, which I plan to defend in June 2024, develops an Aristotelian account of the passions, which focuses on how passions shape what is salient to us and motivate us to solve problems. I show how this account can help us provide an Aristotelian model of how self control works and shed light on affective dilemmas.
Outside of these topics, I am especially interested in (1) how emotions can help us think about learning in children, non-human animals, and machines and (2) how social-political institutions shape and are shaped by human emotions.
For abstracts of my dissertation chapters and selected other papers, as well as information about teaching and service, please see my website.
