I'm a PhD candidate (ABD) in the philosophy department and a fellow at the Center for Global Ethics and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. I'm interested in Social & Political philosophy, Feminist and Trans philosophy, and will dabble in Critical Phenomenology and Ordinary Language Philosophy. As of late, I especially like to mull over the interrelations between embodiment, ontology, and language, thinking about such questions as: What kind of knowledge can we have of our bodies and our sex? What are the interrelations between our understanding of our gender and our sex? What role does and should our lived experience and l…
I'm a PhD candidate (ABD) in the philosophy department and a fellow at the Center for Global Ethics and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. I'm interested in Social & Political philosophy, Feminist and Trans philosophy, and will dabble in Critical Phenomenology and Ordinary Language Philosophy. As of late, I especially like to mull over the interrelations between embodiment, ontology, and language, thinking about such questions as: What kind of knowledge can we have of our bodies and our sex? What are the interrelations between our understanding of our gender and our sex? What role does and should our lived experience and lived body have when thinking about sex and gender? Apart from thinking about sex, gender, and the body, they are also interested in care ethics and care theory more broadly and are thinking about the interconnections between care ethics and sexual ethics. Before joining the Grad Center, Lava received their Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and History from the University of Zurich summa cum laude and studied Philosophy in the Master’s program at the Free University of Berlin.
