PhD student
College: King's
Supervisors: Hasok Chang and Stephen John
Thesis topic: The Liberatory Epistemology of Paul Feyerabend
Research interests: philosophy of science, political philosophy, feminist epistemology, Marxism and critical theory.
My PhD thesis concerns the philosophy of Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994), especially with regards to its socio-political implications. In it I aim to produce a constructive account of Feyerabend's political philosophy of science and explore its potential as the basis for a 'liberatory' epistemology of science, i.e. one which is sensitive and geared towards issues of social justice and emancipation. In the process I exam Feyerabend's philosophical relationship to Marxist critical theorists.
Teaching
In 2020-21, I will be supervising undergraduates taking the following papers, across History & Philosophy of Science (typically as part of the Natural Sciences Tripos) and the Philosophy Tripos:
- HPS Part IB HPS2 (Philosophy of Science)
- HPS Part II Paper 4 (Philosophy of Economics)
- HPS Part II Paper 5 (Epistemology and Metaphysics of Science)
- HPS Part II Paper 6 (Ethics and Politics of Science and Medicine)
- Philosophy Part IA Paper 1 (Metaphysics)
- Philosophy Part IA Paper 2 (Ethics and Political Philosophy)
- Philosophy Part IB Paper 2 (History of Analytic Philosophy)
- Philosophy Part II Paper 3 (Ethics)
In 2020 I supervised a visiting student for their undergraduate dissertation in bioethics.
Other
I co-organise the Cambridge chapter for Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), an international organisation which promotes the participation of marginalised people in academic philosophy. I run the Power and Identity in Philosophy of Science.