Research

  • Political Philosophy

    I primarily focus on what our moral obligations are in a political society and what role the state has to play in promoting that behavior, if any. I am also interested in conceptions of rights and their development in society. Lastly, I also have interests in certain areas of political epistemology.

  • Ethics

    Much of my work in ethics overlaps with my interest in political philosophy. I am currently interested in questions about voting ethics and other forms of political participation, as well as questions about collective obligations. I also have interests in just war theory and military ethics.

  • Philosophy of Religion

    My interests in philosophy of religion tend to focus on the problem of evil (especially the problem of hell), the problem of divine foreknowledge and free will, and religious epistemology.

Works In Progress

Is Single-Issue Voting Epistemically Responsible? (draft available upon request)

Proposes a novel way of combatting voter ignorance and improving voter epistemic responsibility through the use of single-issue voting as a fast and frugal heuristic.

Must Democratic Administrations Keep Predecessor Promises?

Argues that democratic administrations may have moral duties to keep promises made by previous administrations in cases where failing to keep the promises will cause significant harm to those relying on the promises.

A Pragmatic Argument against Teaching Universalism

Argues that, given epistemic uncertainty surrounding the correct doctrine of hell, the evangelist has strong pragmatic reasons to teach a form of eternal punishment over universalism.