I am a philosopher and writer (of sorts) based in New York City. My interests are primarily in the theoretical development of the concept of necessity throughout Western modernity, discerning an important difference between the grammar of moral and existential “need.” It is a vocational mission of mine to seek those things which are most important for a good life while preserving the importance of pluralistic modes of being as sacred in their own ways. I am currently interested in the Hebraic / biblical concept of “election” as well as the relationship between existential and moral necessity, and their usefulness in understanding contemporary ethical problems including personal identity, leadership, institutional responsibility, and resource distribution.
For work, I am a higher education data and systems analyst with expertise in business data management and solutions. My joy is in being a volunteer speech and debate coach for high school boys at my own alma mater.
Recent Blog Posts…
Mark puts it so poetically that the women were watching from a distance (Mark 15:40). The distance written into this story, inspired by the Spirit, calls to mind the distance between now and the primordial past. The women gazed into this distance, perhaps not knowing that what they witnessed here, what they followed to Calvary, was a promise being fulfilled.