Philosophy

Families, like natural ecosystems, exist as webs of interdependence—each member’s wellbeing shaped by the quality of their connections, care, and ethical orientation. My father taught me to see our lives not as isolated events but as living systems, animated by balance and interrelation. My mother’s influence, rooted in (largely unconscious) ancestral stewardship, invited respect for limitation and the nurturing of resources. These formative lessons propelled my philosophical

You might've met me or thought that you've known me, but did you know this? Expect this? If not, I want to share with you where I am and where I'm going, and how much I appreciate your perspective and experience. Thank you for being here, and I can't wait to see what our tomorrow brings.

Sell me a possible world where my mind's made up, Remind me of how the horizon settles the sun At a distance. Or how subtle breezes...

On April 28th, 2023, I had the privilege of presenting my research on AI, artistic identity, and copyright law at Arizona State...

Blog post is written for ASU's School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies website during my Fall 2022 Research Program with

For ASU's PHI 304: Existentialism, we were assigned groups tasked with presenting various philosophical works. I lead my group in...

I like a slow burn. Like the way butter melts on day-old pancakes cluttered in the sink. Too much batter, fried and flipped, pages...

Contrasting metametaphysics against epistemic virtues. Written for PHI 420: Metametaphysics with Professor McElhoes at Arizona State...

A revision of the standard view. Written for PHI 403: Contemporary Analytic Philosophy with Professor Watson at Arizona State University...

The practice of examining other possible worlds, near and far from here or our imagination, allows us to comparatively work and grasp what it could be like to be anything other than what we presume we are. That is the core of our ontological inquiry, the epitome of our very nature: to be individuals, amongst a sea of mostly unknowable things, venturing to know of how and why we and others exist as separately as we do.

It is easy to think one is higher than another if one maintains the belief that there is something higher than oneself. Ideas seem to innately possess the habit of perpetuating themselves to color our outer narrative with the palette provided within. It is here that we tend to mistake an impression of sourcehood. In metaethics, source is defined as how one’s actions are brought about and is oftentimes assumed to be harbored by some mindscape.