Currently I am a Newcombe Fellow and finishing up my PhD in Philosophy at Rice University. My primary interests are Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy and Practical Reasons. My dissertation, Building Reasons, develops a pragmatic approach to all norm-guided practices: ethics, political thought, epistemology, and practical reason. I doubt there are any norms that have authority over us irrespective of our involvement with practices that embody them. What I propose, in contrast, is an interpretation of normative practices that altogether dispenses with practice-external authoritative facts directing us what to do: something we neither have nor need. Additionally, I am interested in Logical Theory, Early Modern Philosophy, and Philosophy of Mind. My resume is here: CV.