Supervised Postgraduates

Jan 2022 - May 2024, University of Aberdeen, PhD Supervisor of Ms Joyce Fungo. Topic of the thesis: the problem of epistemic value.

Oct 2020 - Aug 2022, University of Aberdeen, MLitt by Research Supervisor of Mr Riccardo Ferretti. Topic of the thesis: group belief coherentism. (Graduated)

From Oct 2017 - Nov 2022, University of Aberdeen, MLitt by Research Supervisor of Mr Jonah Haddad. Topic of thesis: epistemic limitations and uses of wager arguments in knowing reality. (Graduated)

Oct 2017 - Dec 2022, University of Aberdeen, PhD Supervisor of Mr Chris Georgakakis. Topic of thesis: cognitive penetrability of perception. (Graduated)

Oct 2016 - Dec 2020, University of Aberdeen, Associate PhD Supervisor of Mr Kevin Olivier. Topic of thesis: knowledge and counter-closure. (Graduated)

Oct 2015 - Nov 2016, University of Aberdeen, MLitt by Research Supervisor of Mr Andrea Piazza. Topic of the thesis: issues in evolutionary epistemology. (Graduated)

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015, University of Aberdeen, MLitt by Reasearch Supervisor of Mr Adam Bricker. Topic of the thesis: non-factivity of knowledge. (Graduated)

Oct 2013 - Jan 2019, University of Aberdeen, PhD Supervisor of Mr Peter Hartl. Topic of the thesis: Hume's philosophy of religion and philosophical methodology. (Graduated)

July - Dec 2008, University of Sydney, Associate PhD Supervisor of Miss Sara Neva (visiting student). Topic of the thesis: reductionism and antireductionism in epistemology of testimony. (Graduated)

Courses

University of Aberdeen, Department of Philosophy

Jan - May 2023, Metaphysics and Epistemology, course coordinator, for second year undergraduates, together with Dr Sandro Guli.

Jan - May 2023, Honours Research Project course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates.

Jan - May 2022, Metaphysics and Epistemology, course coordinator, for second year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Jan - May 2022, Scientific Revolutions and Scientific Rationality, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates.

Sept - Dec 2021, Philosophy and Society, for postgraduates (MLitt), together with Prof Mike Beaney, Prof Beth Lord and Dr Fed Luzzi.

Sept - Dec 2021, Readings in Philosophy and Society, for postgraduates (MLitt), together with Prof Jesper Kallestrup, Prof Vikki Entwistle, Dr Mike Laffin and Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Sept - Dec 2021, Knowledge, Mind and Genes, course coordinator, for 3nd year undergraduates, together with Prof Jesper Kallestrup and Dr Ulrich Stegman. 

Jan - May 2021, Metaphysics and Epistemology, for second-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Sept - Dec 2020, Scepticism, course coordinator, for 3rd and 4th year undergraduates.

Sept - Dec 2020, Mind, Knowledge and Trust, course coordinator, for 3nd year under-graduates, together with Prof Vikki Entwistle, Prof Jesper Kallestrup and Dr Ulrich Stegman.

Sept - Dec 2019, Scientific Revolutions and Scientific Rationality, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates.

Sept - Dec 2019, Human and Non-Human Minds, course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates, together with Dr Anna Bortolan and Dr Paula Sweeney.

Sept 2018 - May 2019, Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor.

Sept - Dec 2018, Human and Non-Human Minds, course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates, together with Dr Anna Bortolan and Dr Stephan Torre.

Sept - Dec 2018, Metaphysics and Epistemology, for second-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Sept - Dec 2018, Scepticism, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates. 

Sept 2017 - May 2018, Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor.

Jan - May 2018, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Language, for second year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Sept - Dec 2017, Scientific Revolutions and Scientific Rationality, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates.

Jan - May 2017, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

Jan - May 2017, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Language, for second year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Jan - May 2016, Naming and Necessity, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates, together with Dr Toby Meadows.

Jan - May 2016, Theory of Knowledge, for second-year undergraduates.

Sept - Dec 2015, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

Jan - May 2015, Theory of Knowledge, for second-year undergraduates.

Sept - Dec 2014, Current Issues in Epistemology, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

      

Sept - Dec 2014, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

     

Oct 2013 - Jan 2014, Scientific Methodology, course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates.

  

Oct 2013 - Jan 2014, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

  

Oct 2012 - May 2013, Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor.

Feb - May 2013, Scientific Methodology, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates.

 

Feb - May 2013, Knowledge and Mind, for first-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

 

Feb - May 2012, Scientific Methodology, course coordinator, for third- and fourth-year undergraduates.

Feb - May 2012, Knowledge and Mind, for first-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Feb - May 2011, Contemporary Scepticism, course coordinator, for postgraduates (MLitt).

Feb - May 2011, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

Feb - May 2011, Knowledge and Mind, for first-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Feb - May 2011, Scientific Methodology, course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates.

Oct 2010 - Jan 2011, The Metaphysics of Truth, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

Feb - May 2010, Scepticism, course coordinator, for fourth-year undergraduates.

Feb - May 2010, Knowledge and Mind, for first-year undergraduates, together with Dr Ulrich Stegmann.

Oct 2009 - May 2010, Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor.

Oct - Jan 2009, Scientific Methodology, course coordinator, for third-year undergraduates.

La Trobe University, Department of Philosophy

Mar - Jun 2009, Astronomy and Philosophy (introduction to philosophy of science), for first-year undergraduates, together with Dr John Fox and Dr Edoardo Zamuner.

Mar - Jun 2009, Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology, for fourth-year honours students, together with Dr Edoardo Zamuner.

University of Sydney, Department of Philosophy

Oct - Nov 2006, Scientific Methodology (as a part of Knowledge, Reason and Action), for second- and third-year undergraduates.

University of Konstanz, Department of Philosophy

Sept - Dec 2005, Contemporary Theories of Truth, course coordinator, for postgraduates.

King's College London and University College London, Departments of Philosophy

Feb 2002 - Mar 2004, tutorials for undergraduates in Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic and Philosophy of Science.