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Rapid Fire
Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.
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I’ve been doing way Too Much
Whoops, I finally missed a post last week. I’ve been saying Yes a bit too often in my first few months at Hopkins. Several folks warned...
Nov 22, 2024


Quick Hitter: How do you understand Confusion?
There are lots  of buzzwords in the AI space—fairness, transparency, safety, bias, privacy, trustworthiness, I could go on and on. And...
Oct 4, 2024


Debate Mode
philosophy is not just about questions, concepts, and arguments, but is also about idioms —Raymond Geuss I’ve been meaning to write some...
Apr 26, 2024


Let a thousand flowers bloom
Last week, we saw Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry square off head-to-head. (I’ll try not to get too technical, but I wanna lay out...
Mar 15, 2024


Arguments are Powerful Tools
Arguments are powerful tools for seeing how commitments hang together. Take the classic reductio ad absurdum, where I try to show that my...
Dec 22, 2023


3 things I learned Writing the Rules
Next month, I’m giving a talk at the University of Kentucky Esports Lounge (yes, really) about rethinking the place of rules in the...
Dec 15, 2023


3 mistakes in Intro Philosophy
As finals approach, I’ve been hired as a grader for my advisor’s Intro Philosophy class. I love these classes, where we’re trying to give...
Dec 1, 2023
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