Inquiry, Representation, and Epistemic Value

My most recent work argues that greater attention to the role of questions in scientific inquiry has far-reaching epistemological implications. While my initial forays in this area focus primarily on questions' role in exploring the interplay between epistemic and non-epistemic values in science, I am currently developing accounts of scientific representation and idealization that make essential appeal to questions. I also think that it has interesting ramifications for scientific realism debates, but haven't chased those ideas down yet.

Articles and Book Chapters

in progress. More work on questions and epistemic value. (with Jared Millson).
under review. Paper on understanding, truth, and epistemic goals.
under review. "Explanatory obligations." (with Jared Millson).
forthcoming. "Questions, perspectives, and epistemic value." In Knowledge for a Human Point of View. edited by A. Cretu and M. Massimi. Dordrecht: Springer. (with Jared Millson).
2019. "Inquiry tickets: values, pursuit, and underdetermination." Philosophy of Science. doi: 10.1086/705446. (with Marina DiMarco).