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My research interests lie at the intersection between practical and theoretical philosophy. I seek to understand how intellect and thought are connected to activities of valuing and normative assessment, such as practical, goal-directed activity and the appreciation of aesthetic value.
As a historian of ancient philosophy, my predominant interest is in Aristotle’s approach to these issues, but I have also found answers given to these questions by modern figures such as Kant to be incredibly illuminating. They discuss certain kinds of cases, such as aesthetic judgments, that illustrate our cognitive endeavors to subsume particulars under universals more systematically than did Aristotle, and they further my capacity to critique and engage with Aristotelian arguments.
Links to some of my recent papers can be found below.
"The Practical Syllogism and Practical Cognition in Aristotle." Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie (forthcoming). Late Draft; Official Preprint (may be behind a paywall).
“Universality without Normativity: Interpreting the Demand of Kantian Judgments of Taste.” Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, Revue Canadienne de philosophie (2020). Late Draft; Official Preprint (may be behind a paywall).
“The Lawless Demand of Judgements of Taste: Response to Dunn.” Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, Revue Canadienne de philosophie (forthcoming). Late Draft.
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