Post-Doc, Philosophy
About
I received my Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, and am currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Introduction to the Humanities Program at Stanford University. I will begin a two-year Visiting Assistant Professorship at Franklin & Marshall College in Fall 2012.
My research concerns our ability to experience and think about the world around us. In particular, I am interested in understanding the nature of perceptual consciousness, and how it makes possible the acquisition of concepts and empirical knowledge. My current work investigates how perception can be understood as more primitive and explanatorily basic than mental states such as belief, imagination, and memory while also accounting for the cognitive capacities that allow us to make transitions between perceptual experiences and other mental states. My work draws on research from cognitive science on attention and categorization, and I also have significant research interests in theories semantic reference and personal identity.
