I give a biological account of epistemic normativity. My account explains the sense in which
it is true that belief is subject to a standard of correctness, and reduces epistemic norms to …

I argue that explanations of doxastic transparency which go via an appeal to an aim or norm
of belief are problematic. I offer a new explanation which appeals to a biological function of …

What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions
pathological? This book examines these questions, which are normally considered …

We have increasingly sophisticated ways of acquiring and communicating knowledge, but
efforts to spread this knowledge often encounter resistance to evidence. The phenomenon …

This paper looks at the nature of normal‐proper functions and the role they play in theories
of representational content. More specifically: I lay down two desiderata for a theory which …

Suppose you assert a proposition p that you falsely believe to be false with the intention to
deceive your audience. The standard view has it that you lied. This paper argues against …

Monothematic delusions are bizarre beliefs which are often accompanied by highly
anomalous experiences. For philosophers and psychologists attracted to the exploration of …

This dissertation develops two interrelated theories: A theory of natural function, which tells
us in virtue of what a particular biological item has the function it has; and a theory of …

Many have argued that there are specifically epistemic duties that we have relating to what
we believe. Here I construct and consider arguments for this philosophical dogma. First I …

This article discusses the possibility of some outlandish tropes from time travel fiction, such
as people reversing in age as they time travel or the universe being destroyed because a …