I am a postdoctoral researcher at Collège de France, associated with the ERC Mental Files project. I received my PhD in philosophy from King’s College London, and before that, completed a BA in philosophy at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
My research lies in the intersection of philosophy of mind and language, with a focus on mental structures such as concepts and their content. I approach these issues from a biological and functional perspective, treating mental structures as adaptive traits seeking to causally model their environment. On this view, I suggest that many mental structures, including mental files, thus bear a direct referent…
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Collège de France, associated with the ERC Mental Files project. I received my PhD in philosophy from King’s College London, and before that, completed a BA in philosophy at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
My research lies in the intersection of philosophy of mind and language, with a focus on mental structures such as concepts and their content. I approach these issues from a biological and functional perspective, treating mental structures as adaptive traits seeking to causally model their environment. On this view, I suggest that many mental structures, including mental files, thus bear a direct referential connection to worldly objects and kinds. I am also interested in the philosophy of psychiatry, especially in understanding mental disorders as the breakdowns of otherwise good cognitive designs.
