I am a philosophy professor that thinks deeply about the distinction between appearance and reality — in other words, a metaphysician.
My latest research is in social metaphysics. The social appearances tell us that gender and sexual orientation categories are categorical. In a series of papers and a new book (The End of Binaries: How Gender and Sexuality Come in Degrees, Oxford University Press, 2025), I argue that social categories come in degrees. Buy the book now!
Recent Publications
| Paper | Journal | Date |
|---|---|---|
| What is Factionalism? | Philosophy & Social Criticism | 2026 |
| The Spatial Theory of Race | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research | 2026 |
| How to Speak an Alien Language | Journal of the APA | 2026 |
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