Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

Dec 22, 2023

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 8, 2023

My Dissertation: pt. 1

For the past month, I’ve been running an experiment. I started going to two therapists so we can form a consensus. Weirdly, this is kind...

Jun 30, 2023

I had to write a research statement about what I’m working on. Here’s my first draft.

Let me know what you think! I'm still figuring out how to summarize my research program and instill confidence I’ll be a “productive”...

May 5, 2023

"More good is better than less good"

Here's a bad question: How many people should there be? Uh oh. That's renowned Oxford moral philosopher Derek Parfit, by the way. I shall...

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