Research
How do we reason?
I’m interested in the nature of rationality, particularly the nature of decision and choice in scientific and moral contexts. My philosophical research cuts across philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, theory of knowledge, and bioethics.
View my CV or explore projects and papers below.
Metaphysics & Epistemology
M.A. Thesis
‘Information and Method: Logic for Translational Science’ pdf
Philosophy of Science
‘Capturing Phenomena: Pluralism in Practice’ pdf
‘Scientific Awareness and the Absurdity of the Human Condition’ pdf
‘Kant’s B Deduction of The Critique of Pure Reason As a Formal Theory of Cognition' pdf
Theory of Knowledge
‘Semantic Shifts and Contextualized Knowledge’ pdf
Phenomenology & Philosophy of Mind
‘Object Perception and Perceptual Presence in Merleau-Ponty’ pdf
‘Returning to Phenomena: Merleau-Ponty and Cognitive Science’ pdf
‘Phenomenal Quality and Truth in Hume’s Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’ pdf
‘Scientific Awareness and the Absurdity of the Human Condition’ pdf
Philosophy of Biology
‘Biology, Phenomenology and Identity: Building Interdisciplinary Bridges’ pdf
‘Lossless Information Processing and the Evolution of Perception’ pdf
‘Mind, Society and Escaping Nature’ pdf
‘Navigating the Molecular Reduction of Human Nature’ pdf
Bioethics & Biotechnology
Supervised Research
‘Science, Not Stigma: Perspectives on Blood Donor Controversy’ pdf
Bioethics
‘Adderall and Attention: An Ethical Examination of the Use of Amphetamines’ pdf
‘Genetic Enhancement and the Brave New World’ pdf
‘The Intermediate Position and Conscientious Objection' pdf
Biotechnology
‘America Invents? Against First-to-File Patenting in the United States’ pdf
‘Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Personalized Medicine’ pdf
‘Biological Interchangeability and Biosimilar Drug Development' pdf
‘Sequencing Technology, Free Genomics and Information Security” pdf