Research Questions

• What does it mean to live a good life, especially in unjust or unfortunate circumstances?
• Which character traits should we develop to cope with and flourish in the actual world?
• In the face of adversity, do we opt in or opt out of social institutions?

Specializations

• Ethics, especially Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
• Classical Greek and Hellenistic Philosophy, especially Aristotle and Diogenes of Sinope
• Moral Psychology, especially as informed by psychology and neuroscience

Competencies

• 19th Century German Philosophy
• Philosophy of Art
• Noncanonical Philosophy

Historical Influences

• Aristotle
• Marcus Aurelius
• G.W.F. Hegel
• Emil Cioran
• Albert Camus