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805Solidarity Over Charity: Mutual Aid as a Moral Alternative to Effective AltruismKennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 33 (2): 167-199. 2023.Effective Altruism is a popular social movement that encourages individuals to donate to organizations that effectively address humanity’s most severe poverty. However, because Effective Altruists are committed to doing the most good in the most effective ways, they often argue that it is wrong to help those nearest to you. In this paper, I target a major subset of Effective Altruists who consider it a moral obligation to do the most good possible. Call these Obligation-Oriented Effective Altrui…Read more
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416Mutual Aid and a Pluralistic Account of SolidarityThe Philosopher 110 (4). 2022.While it is largely agreed upon that solidarity is a kind of unity among persons, this agreement is short-lived – for if solidarity involves unity, what kind of unity is this? That is, does solidarity coalesce around shared identity or simply fellow-feeling? Shared action or fate? Or is solidarity merely a matter of commitment to a particular cause to achieve certain ends? Below, I look to examples of Mutual Aid to reject a piece-meal model of solidarity (where solidarity is this but not that) i…Read more
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371Why You Ought to Defer: Moral Deference and Marginalized ExperienceFeminist Philosophy Quarterly 8 (2). 2022.In this paper we argue that moral deference is prima facie obligatory in cases in which the testifier is a member of a marginalized social group that the receiver is not and testifies about their marginalized experience. We distinguish between two types of deference: epistemic deference, which refers to believing p in virtue of trusting the testifier, and actional deference, which involves acting appropriately in response to the testimony given. The prima facie duty we propose applies to both ep…Read more
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280An Epistemic Injustice Critique of Austin’s Ordinary Language EpistemologyHypatia 1-21. 2024.J.L. Austin argues that ordinary language should be used to identify when it is appropriate or inappropriate to make, accept, or reject knowledge claims. I criticize Austin’s account: In our ordinary life, we often accept justifications rooted in racism, sexism, ableism, and classism as reasons to dismiss knowledge claims or challenges, despite the fact such reasons are not good reasons. Austin’s Ordinary Language Epistemology (OLE) classifies the discounting of knowledge claims in classic cases…Read more
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333Flipping the Logic ClassroomTeaching Philosophy 42 (4): 355-373. 2019.Despite increasing evidence that the traditional lecture is inefficient for student learning, such methods remain the central paradigm for teaching logic. In this paper, I identify the deficits of the lecture model and outline the many benefits of flipping the logic classroom—namely that students can absorb information at their own pace, freeing classroom time for active learn- ing activities, and allowing the students to come prepared to actively engage in deeper levels of learning. I provide a…Read more
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Howard UniversityLecturer
Indiana University, Bloomington
PhD, 2023
Washington, DC, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Value Theory |
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Other Academic Areas |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Value Theory |
Other Academic Areas |