Hello there! My name is Jacob, I'm an American student from New York City.

After finishing my B.A. in Philosophy at McGill University, I started my M.A. at KU Leuven here in beautiful Flanders at the Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte (Institute of Philosophy). I recently graduated from my Research Masters at the same institution.

Right now I am researching the metaphysics, and more specifically ontology, of scientific objects. I am writing a thesis on Human Kinds and the role that moral judgements, norms, and processes of social construction play in social-scientific systems of knowledge. I also am interested in the role of such systems in politics and popular discourse. Much of what I am doing is attempting to integrate contemporary philosophy of science with social epistemology, broadly construed. I wrote my first masters thesis on Ian Hacking, and in my second masters thesis I confront Marion Godman's theory of 'objective rights' with insights from normative political theory (Mouffe, Habermas, and Rawls) You can download these from the sidebar if you're interested in reading more.

If you come across this page and want to chat, feel free to send me an email!