Princeton University
Department of Philosophy
PhD
APA Eastern Division
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
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    I consider Lewis’ appeal to naturalness to solve Kripke ’s rule - following paradox. I then present a different interpretation of this paradox and offer reasons for thinking that this is what Kripke had in mind. I argue that Lewis’ proposal cannot provide a solution to this version of paradox
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    A Quantum Theory of Felt Duration
    Analytic Philosophy 55 (3): 239-275. 2014.
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    Comment on “Specialness and Egalitarianism”
    Thought: A Journal of Philosophy 2 (3): 258-263. 2013.
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    De Se Names
    Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. forthcoming.
    We argue that there are names with de se contents and that they are theoretically fruitful. De se names serve to challenge intuitive and otherwise plausible orthodoxies such as Stalnaker's view of communication and Bayesian views of belief update. These implications are also significant for those already sympathetic to the irreducibility of de se content.
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    The Fragmentation of Felt Time
    Philosophers' Imprint 22 (1). 2022.
    Why does time seem to fly by when we are absorbed? The case of listening to music is of particular interest, given that listening to music itself requires experiencing time. In this paper, I argue that neither the prevailing psychological model nor some initially appealing alternative explanations can account for the experience of time flying by in cases where, like listening to music, the activity we are absorbed in itself requires experiencing time. I then put forward a novel view on which the…Read more
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