[under review]

I propose how immigrant parents can best help their children navigate lunchbox shaming.

an evolving promise: a normative account of parental commitment

I argue that becoming a parent requires a commitment to continually expand one's own values.

the pressure to love the "right" way

I argue that displacement harms immigrant parents in a distinctively ethical way.

the privilege to be loved the "right" way

I argue that immigrant children are often saddled with an interpretive burden in deciphering their parents' love language.

the ethical costs of immigration

I argue that intergenerational conflicts in immigrant families are a matter of justice.

proleptic love for the unborn

I argue that it can be rational for aspiring parents to love early fetuses as persons—regardless of whether the fetuses will become persons.

why "altruistic" surrogacy can still be exploitative

I argue that, although so-called "altruistic" surrogacy generally has positive outcomes, the very nature of these arrangements puts the surrogates at risk of exploitation.

the centrality of sexual identity

I explain why some people think that their sexual orientation is central to who they are, why some don't, and why both sides can be justified.