The very masterpiece of philosophy would be to develop the means Providence employs to arrive at the ends she designs for man, and from this construction to deduce some rules of conduct acquainting this wretched two-footed individual with the manner wherein he must proceed along life's thorny way, forewarned of the strange caprices of that fatality they denominate by twenty different titles, and all unavailingly, for it has not yet been scanned nor defined. — Marquis de Sade

A Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, I think of myself as a moral philosopher in the old-fashioned sense of the word. My research is an effort to answer the classical philosophical question “How should people live?” by exploring issues of well-being, rationality, and social order. My approach is thoroughly interdisciplinary. As a result of serious mission creep I earned two PhDs – one in History and Philosophy of Science and one in Economics – both from the University of Pittsburgh. In my work, I try to integrate the best available social science with the most careful philosophical reflection. I have written two books and a number of papers and book chapters published in journals of philosophy, economics, psychology, medicine, and history of science. For a complete list of my publications, click here or download my vita here.

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