•  985
    This paper explores the details of Malebranche‘s philosophy of mind, paying particular attention to the mind-body relationship and the roles of the imagination and the passions. I demonstrate that Malebranche has available an alternative to his deontological ethical system: the alternative I expose is based around his account of the embodied aspects of the mind and the sensations experienced in perception. I briefly argue that Hume, a philosopher already indebted to Malebranche for much inspirat…Read more
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    Solipsistic sentience
    Mind and Language 37 (4): 734-750. 2022.
    This article examines the nature of affective states across biological taxa. It argues that affect constitutes a primary form of consciousness. Creatures capable of affect are sentient of their bodily states and can behave in ways intended to maintain or restore them to a homeostatic range. After reviewing and critiquing neurobiological and philosophical theories of the evolution of consciousness, this article argues that some possible creatures are limited to self‐directed affective states, eve…Read more
  •  24
    The Body as Object and Instrument of Knowledge: Embodied Empiricism in Early Modern Science
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy 19 (6). 2011.
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Volume 19, Issue 6, Page 1223-1226, December 2011
  •  19
    Joint attention for stimuli on the hands: ownership matters
    with Jay Pratt and Jessica K. Witt
    Frontiers in Psychology 6. 2015.
  •  19
    Occasionalism: Causation Among the Cartesians
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy 20 (3): 627-630. 2012.
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 627-630, May 2012
  •  16
    The passions of the soul and other late philosophical writings (review)
    with Jordan Taylor
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy 25 (6): 1242-1244. 2017.
  •  15
    Emotion and Cognitive Life in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy 21 (6): 1235-1237. 2013.
    No abstract
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    Adopting Affective Science in Composition Studies: A Literature Review
    Sage Publications: Emotion Review 14 (1): 43-54. 2022.
    Emotion Review, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 43-54, January 2022. This article reviews literature in composition studies since affective science's emergence in the 1980s. It focuses on composition studies’ history of adopting findings and theories from affective science, and distinguishes trends in how the field applies those elements in theoretical versus pedagogical contexts. While composition studies’ adoption of affective science in its theorizing has helped the field progress toward a “complete…Read more
  •  6
    Emotion Review, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 43-54, January 2022. This article reviews literature in composition studies since affective science's emergence in the 1980s. It focuses on composition studies’ history of adopting findings and theories from affective science, and distinguishes trends in how the field applies those elements in theoretical versus pedagogical contexts. While composition studies’ adoption of affective science in its theorizing has helped the field progress toward a “complete…Read more