My research addresses fundamental questions about what the world is really like and how, if at all, we can come to know it.

I explore the role of the sciences in this pursuit, and a key part of my work draws on conceptual resources from a philosophical tradition not typically associated with thinking about science: the so-called “continental” or “post-Kantian European” tradition.

This tradition, which includes several major philosophers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is often viewed as sceptical of the value and efficacy of scientific inquiry. I argue that this perception is overstated. By engaging with this tradition and its thinkers alongside the sciences, we can gain deeper insights into both our understanding of the world and the history and significance of post-Kantian European philosophy.

My research has been published in the European Journal of Philosophy and the Hegel Bulletin, and I am currently exploring phenomenological approaches to the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

After completing my DPhil in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, I lectured at Lancaster University. I am originally from the North West of England and my background inspires my passion for access and outreach work aimed at widening participation in higher education. I regularly work with programmes like UNIQ, Opportunity Oxford, and other initiatives throughout Oxford and its collegiate system.

At Oxford, I teach several papers in philosophy, including:

  • Prelims – General Philosophy
  • Prelims – Introduction to Logic
  • Prelims – Moral Philosophy
  • 101 – Early Modern Philosophy
  • 113 – Post-Kantian Philosophy
  • 128 – Practical Ethics
  • Supplementary Subject in the History and Philosophy of Science

I welcome inquiries from students seeking supervision in my areas of research.

In addition to my lectureship at Keble, I serve as Learning Development Officer at Worcester College. In this role, I support students with the transition to higher education and I help them to navigate the academic demands and conventions of university life. I find that my learning development work and my philosophy teaching enrich and enhance one another in various ways.