Research
History of Philosophy
History of analytic philosophy, especially essentialism, Frege and logical positivism; Locke.
Modality & Needs
The nature and epistemology of necessity and possibility; the nature and epistemology of needs, especially the needs of humans and other organisms.
Legal, Political & Social Philosophy
Entrapment; public standards and the monitoring of them; Rawlsian liberalism; virtue-ethical approaches; workplace democracy.
Research grants
Entrapment, Criminal Justice, and Ethics
LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)
September 2023 - September 2026