My research investigates the structure of consciousness, mathematical metaphysics, the ethics of consciousness, and perception and representation. My philosophical interests extend across mind, metaphysics, value, epistemology, language, science, and mathematics.
My work has appeared in The Philosophical Review, Noûs, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. I have won two Marc Sanders Prizes, in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind. I was awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for my work on the structure of consciousness, and am Project Lead for the upcoming Artificial Consciousness Initiative at the University of Toronto.
I investigate how structural concepts—degrees, dimensions, parts, wholes, continuity, discreteness—can be applied to the study of consciousness. My work combines analytic metaphysics, formal tools, and consciousness science to develop frameworks for modeling conscious experiences.
I examine a variety of metaphysical kinds—including dimensions, quantities, locations, and substrates—that can be clarified using formal tools. My work in this project provides conceptual tools for more systematic theorizing about consciousness, value, and representation.
I argue that consciousness ought to play a central role in both ethics and metaethics. But I also argue that consciousness itself is neither intrinsically valuable nor disvaluable. Some of my work also addresses topics in formal ethics beyond the ethics of consciousness.
My work examines questions about format and structure concerning both mental and non-mental representation. This includes work on analog and iconic representation, as well as work on the nature of perception and introspection.