about me
I'm Blake. I'm proudly nonbinary (pronouns they/them), bisexual, and disabled. I work in neuroethics, bioethics, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2019.
I'm currently Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wexler Lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. I'm part of a team investigating the ethics of consumer neurotechnology.
I'm also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession. I recently published a co-authored piece in the local Lowell Sun responding to an anti-trans activist who spoke at UMass Lowell.
I'm Blake. I'm proudly nonbinary (pronouns they/them), bisexual, and disabled. I work in neuroethics, bioethics, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2019.
I'm currently Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wexler Lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. I'm part of a team investigating the ethics of consumer neurotechnology.
I'm also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession. I recently published a co-authored piece in the local Lowell Sun responding to an anti-trans activist who spoke at UMass Lowell.
upcoming & recent talks
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. (And if you're queer, then we're already family!) Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
Below are some recent talks I gave. Thanks to all who came!
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. (And if you're queer, then we're already family!) Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
Below are some recent talks I gave. Thanks to all who came!
- Wednesday, January 4th (11am EST): APA Eastern Division Meeting (Montréal, Canada)
"Marketing While Trans/Nonbinary" (co-presented with Andrea Pitts) - Saturday, January 7th (11am-12:50pm EST): APA Eastern Division Meeting (Montre2al, Canada)
"The Status of 'Women' in the Status of Women: A Discussion" (panel discussion with Lori Gruen, K. Bailey Thomas, Andrea Pitts, and Louise Antony) - Thursday, March 23rd (12:00-1:00pm EST): United States Naval Academy Colloquia Series (Annapolis, MD)
"Enhancement or Protection? Medical Experimentation, Vulnerability, and Super Soldiers" - Saturday, April 15th (time TBD): Center for Ethics & the Rule of Law workshop on "The Ethical and Legal Significance of Super Soldiers," University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
"Child Super Soldiers" - May 8-12 (day/time TBD): European International Society for Military Ethics (EuroISME), Hellenic Air Force Academy (Athens, Greece)
"Child Super Soldiers"
