About
I am a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at St Hugh’s College, Oxford. In my work I hope to come to a deeper understanding of our nature as social animals and its significance for a variety of areas of philosophy. I completed my PhD at UCL in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Lucy O’Brien and Dr Douglas Lavin. I grew up in Shotton Colliery, County Durham.
Papers
Interpersonal Connection (Forthcoming), Mind and Language The Harm of Humiliation (Forthcoming) European Journal of Philosophy (Draft) Ordinary Self-Consciousness as a Philosophical Problem (2022) European Journal of Philosophy , 30, 2. (Draft) Making Sense of Shame (2022) Philosophy, 97, 2. (Draft) When Eyes Touch (2021) Philosophers' Imprint,21, 9.
I'm also currently writing papers on amour-propre and second person thought. Drafts may be available to read, so if you're interested please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Teaching
Advanced Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Online MSc Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition, Primary Instructor Social Cognition Third Year BA Philosophy, Primary Instructor Normative Theory; Third Year BA Philosophy, Primary Instructor Free Will and Moral Responsibility; Fourth Year BA Philosophy, Primary Instructor Consciousness, Agency, and the Self; MA/PhD Philosophy & MSc Cognitive Science, Primary Instructor Advanced Tutorials: Interpersonal Moral Psychology; Third Year Tutorial, Primary Instructor Introduction to Moral Philosophy; First Year Seminar, Seminar Leader Nietzsche; Second Year Seminar, Seminar Leader Philosophy of Mind; Second Year Seminar,Seminar Leader Doubt, Passion and Justice: Hume's Treatise of Human Nature; Third Year Seminar, Seminar Leader Epistemology of Disagreement; Third Year Seminar, Seminar Leader