I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas. I got my degree from the University of California, San Diego. I work mainly in ethics, and I have a growing interest in the history of that subject, especially the British Moralists, Hutcheson through Mill.
NOTE: All papers in progress are subject to substantial revision. The papers are in varying states of polish. Please do not cite without permission.
In my spare time I like to watch movies. Besides the obvious, my most recent favorites have been in the American film noir canon (and the French appropriation, especially Clouzot, Becker, and Melville), and the Australian and German New Wave(s). I've also got a soft spot for Bette Davis' sixties-era Grand Guinol thrillers. I also enjoy electronic music production, and can occasionally be caught programming my Yamaha SY77 and Kurzweil K2500RS, and trying to repair and modify my H-112 Hammond Organ. The cartoon above is me after having been "Mad Men"'d.