Research
Dissertation
Title: "The Coherence of Locke's Account of Miracles"
Committee: Lex Newman (chair), Anne Siebels Peterson, Carlos Gray Santana, Nathan Rockwood, Charlie Huenemann.
Defended: March 2024
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
“Locke on the Objective Nature of Miracles,” Southern Journal of Philosophy, V. 61, Iss. 3, 411-426. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1111/sjp.12514
Public Writing
“How to Get Over a Break-Up… and Other Love Tips from Lucretius” Classical Wisdom (2/14/24)
“Dale Carnegie and the Stoics: How to Handle Financial Worries” Classical Wisdom (12/1/23)
“Valentine’s Day Advice from Aristotle: Love Yourself” Classical Wisdom (2/13/23)
“Having a Healthy Debate: Three Tips from Marcus Aurelius” Classical Wisdom (11/18/22)
“Antigone: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism” Classical Wisdom (8/18/22)
“Meditations on the Rise of Stoicism” Classical Wisdom (1/6/21)
“Three Stoic Lessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away” Classical Wisdom (12/20/19)
Conferences
Presentations
“Mary Shepherd on Miracles and the Laws of Nature"
Sep 2024 —Christian Philosophy facing Naturalism, Institute of Philosophy of Ignatianum University, Cracow, Poland. (invitation declined)
“Christianity not Superstitious: Locke’s Science of Miracles”
July 2024 — Science, Faith and Superstition Conference, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Online.
“Shepherd Contra Hume on the Credibility of Miracles”
July 2023 — Tyndale Fellowship Study Groups Conference, Hoddesdon, UK. Online.
Sep 2022 — ESEMP Young Workshop: New Perspectives on Early Modern Philosophy, University of Copenhagen.
May 2022 — NYC Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy: Expanding the Canon, Fordham University. Online.
“Pascal on Habit, Faith and Grace”
Mar 2023 — Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion: Philosophy, Religion, and Existential Commitment, Princeton University.
Mar 2023 — Intermountain Philosophy Conference, Weber State University.
“Curb Your Enthusiasm: Locke on the Evidential Role and Objective Nature of Miracles”
June 2022 — John Locke Conference, American University of Bulgaria. Online.
Feb 2022 — Intermountain Philosophy Conference, Utah State University. Online.
“Spinoza on the Eternity of the Human Mind”
Oct 2019 — Intermountain Philosophy Conference, Utah Valley University.
Commentaries
“Hume’s ‘General Rules’’’ by James Chamberlain
July 2023 — 49th International Hume Society Conference, Brigham Young University.