My current philosophical research focuses on the coordination and integration of cognitive mechanisms in the solving of complex representational tasks. On the basis of this research, I am developing a book length argument for the claim that some groups, as such, have genuinely cognitive states.
I am also engaged in collaborative and experimental work with Marc Hauser, and a number of other people at the cognitive evolution lab; we are investigating the structure of the cognitive mechanisms required for making moral judgments. If you would like to volunteer, please check out the moral sense test.
For other projects that I am currently working on, please see my 'papers' page.
Research Interests:
- Philosophy of psychology
- Philosophy of mind
- moral psychology