Papers and presentations
Papers
"Understanding and the Goal of Explanation." Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. (Special issue in honor of Peter Lipton). Forthcoming.
"Review of Nicholas Unwin's Aiming at Truth." Mind. Forthcoming.
"Explanatory Enquiry and the Need for Explanation." British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Forthcoming.
"Understanding." In The Routledge Companion to Epistemology. Eds. Sven Bernecker and Duncan Pritchard. Routledge. Forthcoming.
"Epistemic Normativity." In Epistemic Value. Eds. Adrian Haddock, Alan Millar, and Duncan Pritchard. Oxford University Press. Forthcoming.
"Epistemic Goals and Epistemic Values." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Forthcoming.
"Reliability and The Sense of Understanding." In Scientific Understanding: Philosophical Perspectives. Eds. Henk de Regt, Sabina Leonelli, and Kai Eigner. Pittsburgh University Press. Forthcoming.
"Review Essay: Kvanvig’s The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding." (with Michael DePaul) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Forthcoming.
"Easy Cases and Value Incommensurability." Ratio. Forthcoming.
"Is Understanding a Species of Knowledge?" British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 57:3 (2006).
"Kant’s Argument for Radical Evil." The European Journal of Philosophy 10:2 (2002).
Selected Presentations
August 2007. "The End of Orthodox Epistemology? How Knowledge and Practical Interests are Related." Free University, Amsterdam.
August 2006. “Epistemic Normativity.” Epistemic Value Conference. Stirling University, Scotland.
April 2006. "The Sense of Understanding." American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting. Chicago, Illinois.
•Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
April 2005. "Is Understanding a Species of Knowledge?" American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting. Chicago‚ Illinois.
•Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
March 2005. "Chang on Nameless Values" American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting. San Francisco‚ California.
• Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award