I’m a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Philosophy.
(Sadly, I am not an astronaut.)
Research interests
Primary
Moral and Political Philosophy
Other interests
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
Decision Theory
My research interests are primarily in moral and political philosophy. My previous publications have addressed topics including evolutionary debunking arguments in ethics, moral testimony and moral disagreement, the demands of beneficence, racial profiling and discrimination, health-care rationing, discounting in the context of climate policy, decision-making under deep uncertainty, and the moral significance of long-term impacts of present actions and policies.
Recent publications
“Future generations and the evidential veil of ignorance” (with Johan Gustafsson) Economics and Philosophy, forthcoming
“On the desire to make a difference” (with Hilary Greaves, William MacAskill, and Teruji Thomas) Philosophical Studies 181, 1599-1626
“The weight of suffering” Journal of Philosophy 121, 335-354.
“Respect for others’ risk attitudes and the long-run future” Noûs 58, 1017-1031
“The Hinge of History Hypothesis: reply to MacAskill” Analysis 84, 47-55.
About me
I joined the University’s Global Priorities Institute at the start of 2019. Before coming to GPI, I worked at Oxford as a Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College. I was an Examination Fellow at All Souls College from 2010 to 2015.