Research
Kafka, unnamed drawing
Currently, I'm working on several research projects in different domains of moral & political philosophy.
My dissertation explores the ways in which the key normative features of personal relationships (such as friendship) can influence and enrich our thinking about justice, equality, and personal autonomy.
I also seek to investigate how personal relationships function and persevere, what kind of value they might have, and which norms should govern them.
Finally, I sometimes like to write about more applied and pressing issues related to rectificatory/remedial justice, responsibility and liability for state action, and the ethics of non-democratic citizenship.
My early interests were in Early Modern philosophy & political thought (Spinoza, Shakespeare) and continental political philosophy (Foucault, Strauss). I still consider myself a Spinozist, albeit of a wandering kind.
Justice, Equality, and (Personal) Relationships
In this project, I explore various relational approaches to key concepts in liberal political theory, such as personal autonomy, equality, and justice.
Work in progress:
A paper on civic friendship
A paper on distributive justice and personal relationships
Ethics & Epistemology of Friendship
Work in progress:
A paper on epistemic partiality
A paper on friendship and autonomy
Political Liberalism & Public Justification
In this project, I seek to explore the role of prudential value and prudential reasons in public justification.
Work in progress:
A paper on public reason
Rectificatory Justice, Remedial Obligations, & Liability for State Action
Work in progress:
A paper on remedial liability
Spinoza's Realistic Liberalism
Work in progress:
A paper on Spinoza's conception of friendship
A paper on political rule