Upcoming Talks:
Centre for Logic, Language, and Mind, University of Stockholm, Seminar Series 2026.
Philosophy, Access and the Performing Arts Symposium (Keynote) 2026.
Aesthetics Higher Seminar, Uppsala 2026.
Past Talks:
Invited Presentations
2026. ‘On the Formation of Verdictive Aesthetic Beliefs’. Symposium on Aesthetic Testimony and Agency. American Philosophical Association: Eastern Division, Baltimore 2026.
2025. ‘Aesthetic Skepticism and Epistemic Permissivism’, Scottish Aesthetics Forum, University of Glasgow.
2025. 'Epistemic Permissivism and Norms of Convergence', Visiting Speaker Series, Cardiff University.
2025. 'Aesthetic Skepticism and Epistemic Permissivism', NYC Aesthetics Lunch Workshop, CUNY.
2025. 'How Pessimistic Should we be about Human-AI Relationships. Human-AI Workshop. Interdisciplinary Ethics Applied Centre, Leeds.
2024. 'Epistemic Permissivism and Norms of Convergence'. Winter Workshop in Philosophy: Aesthetic Langauge. Umeå.
2024. 'Epistemic Permissivism in Aesthetic Discourse'. Epistemic and Aesthetic Normativity. Collège de France, Paris.
2024. 'The Role of Affect in Aesthetic Belief Formation'. Aesthetic Emotions, the Université Paris 1 and the Institut Jean Nicod, Paris.
2024. 'Trust, Testimony and Aesthetic Beliefs', Nordic Network in Epistemology Workshop, INN University, Lillehammer.
2022. ‘Love and the Aesthetic Ideal’. Expanded Aesthetics Workshop. University of Athens, Georgia.
2022. ‘Trust in Aesthetic Experts’. Social Epistemology and Aesthetics. Scottish Aesthetics Forum, St. Andrews University (BSA, CEPPA, and Arché funded).
2022. ‘The real problem of Aesthetic Testimony’. Aesthetic Testimony. University of Konstanz.
2019. ‘Trust, Testimony and Reasons’, Epistemic Duties Workshop, Fredericton, N.B, Canada. (Co-authored with Andrew Reisner.)
2016. ‘Improvisation in Literature’. Panel session, Philosophy of Improvisation Workshop. Durham University.
Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations
2025. 'Aesthetic Skepticism and Epistemic Permissivism'. British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Oxford.
2025. Book Symposium: Jonathon Ichikawa, Episemic Courage. APA: Pacific - SPE, San Francisco.
2024. 'Aesthetic Skepticism and Epistemic Permissivism', American Society of Aesthetics 82nd Annual Meeting, Chicago.
2024. ‘Rationality of Emotions towards AI’. Mancept: The Future of Relationships, Manchester.
2024. 'The Darwinian Dilemma and the Collapse of Robust Aesthetic Realism', 10th Dubrovnik Conference on the Philosophy of Art, Dubrovnik.
2020. ‘Isolationism, Sheepism and Trust’, American Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Washington (Virtual).
2020. ‘What’s So Special About Social Media?, Philosophy of Fame and Celebrity, Tilberg, Netherlands (Virtual).
2018. ‘Trust in Aesthetic Testimony’, American Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
2018. ‘On the Role of Trust in Aesthetic Testimony’, European Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Maribor, Slovenia.
2017. ‘Reconsidering Artistic Value.’ Understanding Values VI Conference, University of Sheffield, UK.
2017. ‘Reconsidering Artistic Value.’ Filosofidagarna, Uppsala University.
2017. ‘Reconsidering Artistic Value.’ Aesthetics and Cognitive Value Conference. University of Tampere, Finland. 3
2016. ‘Auditory Sensory Imagining within Literature and Aesthetic Appreciation’. Philosophy, Imagination and the Arts. Nordic Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Uppsala University, Sweden.
2015. ‘What explains Architecture’s High Art Status? Interact! British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Conference, University of Kent, UK.
Departmental Talks
2026. ‘Aesthetic Skepticism’. Intra-Departmental Workshop, Uppsala 2026
2025. 'Noetic Primacy'. Uppsala Workshop on Aesthetic Cognitivism, Uppsala University.
2024. 'The Role of Affect in Aesthetic Belief Formation'. Quodlibeta. University of Geneva.
2024. 'Aesthetic Skepticism and Epistemic Permissivism', Higher Seminar in Aesthetics, Uppsala.
2023. ‘The Nature of Evidence-Resistant Trust’, Trusting State, Trusting Science, University of Geneva.
2023. ‘Trust and Aesthetic Authenticity’, Thumos Seminar Series, University of Geneva.
2023. ‘The Value of Trust in Aesthetic Testimony’, Knowledge, Perception and the Prospects of Criticism’: International Symposium, Uppsala University.
2023. ‘Aesthetic Realism and Darwin’s Dilemma’. Higher Seminar in Aesthetics, Uppsala University.
2022. ‘The real problem of Aesthetic Testimony’. Uppsala-Auburn Aesthetics Workshop, Auburn.
2022. ‘How to Rescue the Affective-Attitude Theory of Trust’. Stockholm-Uppsala Joint-seminar in Theoretical Philosophy.
2021. ‘Love and Art.’ Higher Seminar in Aesthetics, Uppsala University.
2020. ‘The Problematic Nature of Trust’, Thumos Seminar, University of Geneva.
2019. ‘The Puzzles of Trust’, Higher Seminar in Aesthetics, Uppsala University.
2017. ‘Questions of Artistic Value’, Presentation at Cambridge and Uppsala Workshop, SCAS.
Critical Responses
2022. Respondent to Errol Lord (Pennsylvania) ‘Generic Aesthetic Inference’, American Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Portland.
2021. Respondent to Madeleine Ransom (British Colombia) and David Freidell (Union College) ‘Against treating people like sunsets’, American Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference, Montreal.
2021. Respondent to Hale Doguoglu (Western) and Carolyn McLeod (Western) on ‘A Feminist Critique of the Commitment Account of Distrust’, Trust in the Public Sphere. Workshop organised by Dimitrios Panagos (Newfoundland and Labrador) and Kerstin Reibold (Potsdam)
2019. Respondent to Jessica Isserow (Leeds) on ‘Subjunctive Hypocrisy’. AHRC workshop on Higher Order Evidence in Epistemology, Ethics, and Aesthetics IV, organized by Daniel Whiting (Southampton).
2018. Respondent To John Gibson (Louisville) ‘On The Role of Metaphor in Aesthetic Discourse’, workshop organised by Elisabeth Schellekens (Uppsala).