Publications
“The aspiration of a future death metal fanatic,” forthcoming, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
“Tony Soprano, compartmentalized: An Achilles' heel in the deep self view,” 2026, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
“Does valuing ice cream sandwiches make one a true gourmand and connoisseur of them?” 2025, Inquiry
“Bringing the deep self back to the racecourse: Rethinking accountability and the deep self,” 2025, Analytic Philosophy
Things I’ve been working on
A paper on bipolar disorder, creativity, and disintegrated agency (R&R)
Can we rightfully attribute a bipolar agent’s creativity to themself, rather than to the symptomatic episodes that both enhance and disrupt their creative energy and output?
A paper on responsibility for one’s self
What are the necessary and sufficient conditions for being responsible for who we are?
A paper on fictional cinematic narrators
Only fictional cinematic narrators have the right access to film narratives—organic wholes of which representational filmic elements are non-additive parts, while filmmakers and audience alike have full access to only the latter.
A paper on boring art and aspiration
Making sense of the sentiment “It’s so boring I love it,” drawing on resources from the discussions of aspiration.
A paper on authenticity in queer cinema
Can authentic queer stories be told only by queer filmmakers? Exploring this question through the lens of standpoint epistemology.
email me for drafts ~
Things I’ll be working on real soon
A paper on self-alienation and inner unfreedom
A paper on the origin of responsibility for the self
A paper on aspiration and being cool
A paper on whether fictional cinematic narrators can “suck”
happy to chat :D