My interests range across a wide variety of topics in ethics, the philosophy of art, and general value theory, such as the nature of pleasure, the relationship between wellbeing and the meaning of life, theories of love, the metaphysics of death, theories of humor, the appeal of horror, and the nature of aesthetic value. I have written essays on an array of topics in the philosophy of art and have particular interests in the philosophy of film. Currently, I am writing a book examining the philosophical contributions made by several exemplary films, such as Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987) and Happy Accidents (Brad Anderson, 2000). In addition to my ongoing projects in the philosophy of art, I am currently engaged in an integrated research program that spans topics in ethics and, for lack of a better term, “analytic” (as opposed to historical) existentialism.