My research is in the philosophy of explanation and understanding, as considered from the pragmatic perspective within the philosophy of science (van Fraassen, Achinstein). I am interested in current work on explanation in cognitive science and in the transmission of understanding as an alternative to the philosophical project of justification, in light of Pyrrhonian-style failures. Other interests include: the ethics of care, scientific change (styles of reasoning, paradigms), and Hume.

My primary expertise, at this point, is in the teaching of philosophy. I am the current Executive Director of the AAPT. I sit on the editorial boards of bot…

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