My Research
I want to understand how to behave well during inquiry, including clarifying the role of emotions, examining partiality in belief-formation, and avoiding/addressing interpersonal injustices.
Areas of Interest
My primary work is in ethics and epistemology; with important interactions with computer ethics, moral emotions, and feminist philosophy.
Recent Projects
Epistemic Betrayal: Loyalty and Wronging Through Disbelief
I gave this talk at a conference examining “Virtuous and Vicious Partiality”. I argue that individuals can commit moral wrongs against their friends through the act of disbelief, what I call “epistemic betrayal”. While it might seem surprising, it’s possible to uphold epistemically responsible methods of forming belief, while also affirming that people ought to believe their friends over others (at least much of the time). I gave an earlier version of this talk at the Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress, RoME XIII. (Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash)
Online Oppression: Fragile Social Environments and Familiar Injustices
I presented this talk at the Concerned Philosophers for Peace 2021 Conference. The theme was “Fragile Lands, Power Politics: Effects of Violence and Injustice on People, Politics, and the Environment”. I argue that online social environments are fragile in distinct ways: oppression manifests in novel ways online, which requires novel interventions. (Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash)
