Hello. I'm currently a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's McCoy Center for Ethics in Society. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at King's College London in June 2016. Before that, I obtained my Masters in Philosophical Studies at King's, and my undergraduate degree in Philosophy and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. I grew up in Singapore and now live in Menlo Park, California.
My primary research interests lie in contemporary political philosophy, with a special focus on questions about migration, citizenship, and global justice. My current book project, tentatively titled Immigration and Social Equality, offers a distinctive social egalitarian critique of existing immigration practices. In particular, I am curious about how supposedly morally neutral immigration policies may wrongfully discriminate against certain groups. I am also fascinated by feminist philosophy and the critical philosophy of race, and I hope to incorporate insights from those areas into my own writing. I have especially enjoyed the work of Iris Marion Young, Bernard Williams, and Charles W. Mills.
The painting I've used throughout my webpage is a beautiful wave by Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet. It's not identical to the one I used to admire in Edinburgh's National Gallery, but it's close enough. My other favourite painting is Holbein's The Ambassadors, but that's a tad too sinister for a header image, don't you think?
(page last updated 30/10/2017)
My primary research interests lie in contemporary political philosophy, with a special focus on questions about migration, citizenship, and global justice. My current book project, tentatively titled Immigration and Social Equality, offers a distinctive social egalitarian critique of existing immigration practices. In particular, I am curious about how supposedly morally neutral immigration policies may wrongfully discriminate against certain groups. I am also fascinated by feminist philosophy and the critical philosophy of race, and I hope to incorporate insights from those areas into my own writing. I have especially enjoyed the work of Iris Marion Young, Bernard Williams, and Charles W. Mills.
The painting I've used throughout my webpage is a beautiful wave by Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet. It's not identical to the one I used to admire in Edinburgh's National Gallery, but it's close enough. My other favourite painting is Holbein's The Ambassadors, but that's a tad too sinister for a header image, don't you think?
(page last updated 30/10/2017)