I'm a Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. My current work revolves around Kant's philosophy but draws from Critical Theory, Philosophy of Race, and Social and Political Epistemology. I sometimes describe my core work as "critical Kant scholarship" (see the end of my paper titled "Racial Imagination, Epistemic Dependence, and Epistemic Oppression: A Study of Kant’s Construction of Non-Whites as Not-Knowers").
I am the author of two monographs, Kant and the Science of Logic (Oxford, 2018) and Kant, Race, and Racism (Oxford, 2023). My current book project is Slavery and Kant's Political Philosophy. Because of this project, I'm increasingly interested in political economy in general and critiques of (racial) capitalism in particular. I've also been writing a cluster of papers on linguistic-epistemic injustice and the politics of (un)knowing. I'm seeking a better understanding of the complex world we live in through these recent projects. In a way, writing has become my way of bearing witness to the current historical moment.
Meanwhile, I have an abiding interest in classical Chinese philosophy, which I teach regularly, as well as philosophy of language and history of philosophy of science. And I have a growing interest in AI-related philosophical issues. I have been cultivating this interest not only out of intellectual curiosity but also from a feeling of obligation to people around me (especially the students I teach). I often explore such issues with the students in the undergrad courses I teach.
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Professor, College - Department of Philosophy