Works in Progress

I'm currently working on a number of projects. These include papers on forgiveness, responsibility, blame, and engineering ethics. In addition to the papers listed below, I'm developing papers on the limits of forgiveness and pluralism about forgiveness.

These papers are at different stages of development. Some are under review, most have substantive drafts or have been presented at conferences. I've altered the titles and provided only brief summaries in order to help preserve anonymity in the peer-review process.

Email me if you'd like to read a current draft.

Forgiveness & Psychology

I argue that the empirical literature on forgiveness often fails to make relevant  distinctions and is thus an inadequate guide to how forgiveness works and what it does.

Engineers' Responsibilities

I argue that accounts of the responsibilities of engineers in engineering ethics are inadequate and fail to address basic questions in normative ethics and political philosophy. I offer an alternative account.

Forgiveness & Change

What kind of change is involved in forgiving? Most philosophers agree that one must continue to view the offender as blameworthy. I dispute this common view.

Abolitionism

Abolitionism claims that if no one is responsible, then we ought to abandon the reactive attitudes. I defend this view against the challenge that it's self-defeating.

Elective Forgiveness

A co-authored paper on how to understand forgiveness as a gift, but also as something that can be required.

Video Game Violence

 A co-authored paper on what, if anything, is wrong with violent video games.

Blame, Apology, and Forgiveness

A co-authored paper about a neglected form that apologies can take and the importance of trust in offering apologies.