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My research is generally concerned with moral and aesthetic oughts, reasons, and normativity. I have written extensively on the topic, including my monograph published by Routledge in 2019. Currently, I am thinking about what aesthetic normativity looks like, how it shapes and takes forms, and its parallels to varieties of normativity like moral and epistemic. I explore issues related to aesthetics, the distinction between high and low art, aesthetic and artistic agency, and the applied arts. Additionally, I run a blog titled 'Aesthetics for Birds', which aims to make concepts and arguments in academic aesthetics accessible to a wide public audience. My publications cover a range of subjects including metaethics and aesthetic theory, and I continue to engage with these themes in my courses and research.
Department of Philosophy