I specialize in Meta-Ethics, Philosophical Psychology and East-West Comparative Philosophy. I have multiple publications in philosophy of yoga, comparative Buddhism, and metaethical constructivism.
My research focuses on a cluster of related issues surrounding the nature, origin, and force of our obligations to ourselves and others. Within this general domain, my current work is on enlightened self-interest both within Western perspectives (neo-Kantian constructivism and philosophical psychology) and Eastern traditions (Yogic philosophy and Buddhism). I argue that as people become better acquainted with themselves and the world, that natural…
I specialize in Meta-Ethics, Philosophical Psychology and East-West Comparative Philosophy. I have multiple publications in philosophy of yoga, comparative Buddhism, and metaethical constructivism.
My research focuses on a cluster of related issues surrounding the nature, origin, and force of our obligations to ourselves and others. Within this general domain, my current work is on enlightened self-interest both within Western perspectives (neo-Kantian constructivism and philosophical psychology) and Eastern traditions (Yogic philosophy and Buddhism). I argue that as people become better acquainted with themselves and the world, that natural motivations for caring about others often converge with philosophical arguments for governing our relationships with respect, kindness, and love.
My teaching often centers on these issues within my classes, such as Ethics and Personality, World Ethics, Mindfulness for Peace and Healing, Philosophy and Yoga, Mind, Self and World, and Philosophy and Photography.
