Research Statement

My intellectual outlook and research interests are oriented towards both the past and future of humanity. 

The epistemic “prime directive” that underpins my research/teaching is the question:  “How should we live?” 

Trying to answer this question requires one to tackle a host of other, more specific, questions.  I try my best to approach these questions and topics with both curiosity and intellectual humility.  This means I draw upon insights from a diverse range of traditions and disciplines as I slowly work towards the goal of generating emancipatory knowledge.  And I believe the lessons one learns on this intellectual journey this is the real reward, worth much more than any provisional, substantive conclusions one could reach in terms of answering this question.