about me

I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of California Los Angeles.

My main research interests lie in the history of metaphysics and the history of philosophy of mind especially in 17th-19th centuries. Right now I'm particularly interested in problems surrounding idealism, intentionality, and panpsychism. My published work has focused on early modern philosophy -- in particular Spinoza, Cavendish, and Descartes -- but I'm increasingly interested also in late 19th- and early 20th- century British Idealism and phenomenology.

I am a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of the History of Philosophy; a Board Member of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as a co-editor for the 17th century; and the Spinoza editor for PhilPapers. 

some news

The mammoth Spinoza Cambridge Lexicon, edited by me and Justin Steinberg, is in line to come out as a paperback.

I'm in the final stages of writing a book, Spinoza on Mind: Intentionality, Idealism, and Systematic Metaphysics. Happy to share drafts of chapters if you'd like to share your thoughts!

The new UCLA Modern Philosophy Roundtable is going strong, now in its second year. We are a reading group and a works-in-progress group. If you're passing through southern California and would like to give a talk, let me know. 

[the friendly giant in the picture is Alma ❤️]