I'm a postdoc in philosophy at the Université de Montréal (and more specifically, at CRÉ and GRIN). I just finished my dissertation, entitled "Affect, Representation, and the Ends of Practical Reason", at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In it I argue that taking seriously the idea that affect represents normative properties shows the power of the Guise of the Good thesis.

In general my research explores the relation between ethics, practical reason, the mind, and the nature of normativity. Some of the projects I've recently been working on include an examination of the moral psychology of evil, a defense of the intelligibility motivation for the Guise of the Good, and the relation between good and good-for.

Recent & Upcoming Talks

"There Are No Intrinsic Desires"

• May 31, 2017: Canadian Philosophical Association, Toronto, ON

"Intelligibility and the Guise of the Good"

• March 31, 2017: NUSTEP, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL​
• November 7, 2016: Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

"Welfarism and Objective Value-Adjusted Welfare"

• February 23, 2017: Well-being, Normativity, and Good-For Workshop, Montréal, Canada
• February 15, 2017: République des Savoirs, Paris, France​

"Affective Content and the Guise of the Good"

• May 13, 2016: Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France

"The Good of the Guise of the Good"

• May 10, 2016: Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France​