I am writing a dissertation on the concept of harmony in G. W. Leibniz’s system, titled “Unity in Diversity: The Metaphysics and Ethics of Leibnizian Harmony.” In it, I explore the role harmony plays in bridging Leibniz’s metaphysics and ethics. More broadly, my research lies in early modern philosophy, where I am especially drawn to questions of selfhood and personal identity as sites where metaphysics, ethics, politics, and theology converge.
I also work in the philosophy of religion, particularly the nature of religious language and the problem of evil, as well as in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German philosophy. I am currently interested in the changing conception of the principle of sufficient reason in Martin Heidegger’s thought, an issue closely connected to Heidegger’s reception of Leibniz.
Before coming to Yale in 2022, I completed a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Mansfield College, Oxford, and a BPhil in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, supported by an Ertegun Graduate Scholarship. For my BPhil, I wrote the thesis “Leibniz on Happiness, Love, and Immortality.”
