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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 sufferingJournal of Philosophy 121, 335-354.

Respect for others’ risk attitudes and the long-run futureNoûs 58, 1017-1031

The Hinge of History Hypothesis: reply to MacAskillAnalysis 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.