Research Interests

  1. Philosophy of criminal law, especially blame, punishment and rehabilitation of offenders
  2. Normative ethics, in particular, reasons, justifications and excuses
  3. Applied ethics, especially ethics of political protest and self-defence
  4. Philosophy of emotions, with a focus on the rationality of emotions and their role in moral judgement

Work in Progress

Thesis Papers

  1. Compassion, Culpability and Fairness (Draft available)
  2. Compassion, Fairness, and Rehabilitation of Offenders (Draft in progress)

Other Papers

  1. Punishment, General Deterrence and the Contribution Problem (Submitted) — Co-authored with Trenton Sewell
  2. Affective Alienation (Draft available) — Co-authored with Angelo Ryu