Contact Information
Philosophy Department
Caldwell Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3125
I
am a PhD student in the philosophy department at the University of North Carolina. My
thesis advisor is Gerald Postema ,
and my other committee members are Gerald Gaus and Thomas Hill, Jr .
My research focuses on epistemic aspects of political legitimacy and authority, especially in the work of John Stuart Mill. I also have interests in epistemic normativity and pragmatism. At UNC, I have taught courses on moral, political, and legal philosophy, international ethics, and applied ethics. I am also a graduate fellow of the Parr Center for Ethics at UNC.
I am married to Abigail Norris Turner, a faculty member in the epidemiology department at UNC. We have two sweet kids, Charlotte and Cyrus. I grew up in the excellent city of Syracuse, NY and Abby grew up in Norwell, MA. We both were undergrads at Yale University and I received a master's degree in history and philosophy of science at the London School of Economics. Before settling down in Carrboro, NC, we lived in San Francisco and Mexico City.
Other Professional:
After The Open Society I co-edited a book of previously unpublished political writings by 20th century social democrat, Karl Popper
Carolina Philosophy Retreat I organize an annual summer symposium at Cranberry Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State
Philosophy Outreach I was the first departmental outreach coordinator, working to promote philosophy in area schools
