Welcome!

I am an associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University, specializing in epistemology, the philosophy of science, and value theory.

I regularly teach classes in all of these areas, along with courses in the history of philosophy (especially Wittgenstein).

Starting in July of 2013, I will direct a three- year $3.85 million dollar project on the nature of understanding, supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, with additional support from the Henry Luce Foundation.  The project will examine the various ways in which human beings understand the world, how these ways of understanding might be improved, and how they might be combined to produce an integrated understanding of the world.  More details can be found at the website for The Varieties of Understanding project: www.varietiesofunderstanding.com. 

We are also designing a website focusing on scholarly resources for the study of understanding.  Check back soon!

For my CV, click here.

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