Papers

“Understanding.” Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford University Press. Forthcoming.

"Epistemic Normativity." In Epistemic Value. Eds. Adrian Haddock, Alan Millar, and Duncan Pritchard. Oxford University Press. Forthcoming.

"The Goal of Explanation." Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. Forthcoming.

"Understanding." In The Routledge Companion to Epistemology. Eds. Sven Bernecker and Duncan Pritchard. Routledge. 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.

"Epistemic Goals and Epistemic Values." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 77:3 (2008).

"Explanatory Enquiry and the Need for Explanation." British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 59:3 (2008).

"Review Essay: Kvanvig’s The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding." (with Michael DePaul) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 74:2 (2007).

"Easy Cases and Value Incommensurability." Ratio 20:1 (2007).

"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).

Book Reviews

"Review of Nicholas Unwin's Aiming at Truth." Mind. Forthcoming.

Selected Presentations and Meetings

“What’s Interesting?” Cognitive Ecology Conference. University of Edinburgh. Jun 2010.

“The Epistemic Point of View (Or: Why Fireflies, the Laws of Science, and Jennifer Aniston are so Interesting).” Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. October 2009.

“Knowledge, Practical Interests, and Rising Tides.” University of Edinburgh. October 2009.

“The Nature of Knowledge” Edinburgh Philosophy Society. October 2009.

“Knowledge, Practical Interests, and Rising Tides.” University of Glasgow. October 2009.

Faith and Reason Conference at Fordham University. June 16-18 2009.

“Knowledge and Pragmatic Encroachment.” Epistemic Virtue and Value Conference. Bled, Slovenia. June 1-6, 2009.

Wisdom Workshop at Fordham Univeristy. (Organized by Allan Hazlett). April 17, 2009.

“Epistemic Normativity.” Keynote Speaker. Normativity and Culture Conference. University of Antwerp, Belgium. March 2009.

“On Understanding and Epistemic Goodness.” Epistemic Goodness Conference. University of Oklahoma. March 2009.

"The End of Orthodox Epistemology? How Knowledge and Practical Interests are Related." Free University, Amsterdam. August 2007.

“Epistemic Normativity.” Epistemic Value Conference. Stirling University, Scotland. August 2006.

"The Sense of Understanding." American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. April 2006.

•Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

"Is Understanding a Species of Knowledge?" American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting. Chicago‚ Illinois. April 2005.

•Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

"Chang on Nameless Values" American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting. San Francisco‚ California.

• Winner, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

Manuscript Referee

Books: Oxford University Press (multiple times), Palgrave MacMillan

Journals: British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (multiple times), Philosophical Quarterly (multiple times), Synthese (multiple times), Erkenntnis, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, Acta Analytica, Journal of Philosophical Research

Conferences: 2007 Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference