Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester
curriculum vitae (pdf)
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy at the University of Rochester, currently working on my dissertation "Evidentialism, Reductionism, and Higher-Level Evidence in the Epistemology of Testimony" directed by Richard Feldman. My areas of specialization are
Epistemology and History of Modern Philosophy. My areas of competence include Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Applied Ethics, and Metaphysics. Articles
- "Evidence of Evidence and Testimonial Reductionism" (abstract) Episteme, 9, pp 377 - 391, doi:10.1017/epi.2012.25
- "Pick Your Poison: Beg the Question or Embrace Circularity" (abstract) co-authored with Kevin McCain, forthcoming in the International Journal for the Study of Skepticism
Research
- Dissertation Abstract
- Current Projects:
“Reidian Reductionism about Testimony” with Trent Dougherty
“Locke on Testimony”
“Leibniz on Confused Ideas”
Teaching
- Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
Ethics in Biomedical Research - Fall 2012
Philosophical Inquiry: Problems of Science - Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
The Ethics of Discovery
- Fall 2010 and Spring 2011
Knowledge and Skeptical Puzzles
