About Me

I am a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

I specalize in epistemology (including traditional and social), especially epistemic normativity, agency, and responsibility. In particular, I am concerned with how certain environments that we inhabit have affordances that not only fail to enable us to get at the truth but even dispose us to form false beliefs or engage in epistemically pernicious behavior. In addressing these questions, I prioritize leveraging insights from contemporary research in cognitive science and social psychology.

Outside the academy, I enjoy computer programming, abstract algebra, watching TV sitcoms and superhero movies, reading literary fiction, and trying new food. I also try to write public philosophy essays from time to time, published on my Medium page.

You can contact me at MaddoxLarson (at) u (dot) northwestern (dot) edu.