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I work in the philosophy of mind (particularly emotion), epistemology, value theory, and cognitive science. I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Central European University, on the “Knowledge in Crisis” Project.
I have worked on the psychological nature and epistemic function of doubt; the epistemic value of anxiety; the role of cognitive feelings (confusion, uncertainty) in guiding our inquiries; the rationality conditions of hope and its cognitive function in mental time travel. I have applied some of my conclusions to aspects of mental disorders, such as the pathological doubt of individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and the reduction of future-directed imagination in depression.
In 2025 I have been awarded an Ambizione research grant of 653’000 USD from the Swiss National Science Foundation to conduct a four-year independent research project, hosted by the Zurich Epistemology Group on Rationality (starting in September 2025).
You can view my CV here.
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming. Inquiring about the Future: The Epistemic Motivation in Hope. Canadian Journal of Philosophy
Forthcoming. Is Hope More Like Faith or More Like Worry?. Thought
2024. The Epistemic Virtue of Anxiety, In The Moral Psychology of Anxiety, eds. Rondel, D. & Chopra, S. Rowman and Littlefield.
2019. Passions et Psychopathologie, In Origgi, G. (ed.), Dictionnaire des Passions Sociales. Presses Universitaires de France.
2019. Darker Sides of Guilt, In Cokelet, B. & Maley, C. (eds.), Moral Psychology of Guilt. Rowman and Littlefield. (with Julien Deonna)
2018. Epistemic Anxiety, Adaptive Cognition, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Discipline Filosofiche: Philosophical Perspectives on Affective Experience and Psychopathology, 137.
2018. « Anxiété », version académique, In Kristanek, M. (ed.), l’Encyclopédie philosophique. URL: http://encyclo-philo.fr/anxiete-a/
EDUCATION
Ph.D., PHILOSOPHY (2017-2021)
Institut Jean Nicod (École Normale Supérieure), Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (University of Geneva). Dissertation awarded with highest honors.
Thesis Supervisors: Fabrice Teroni, Jérôme Dokic
Members of Defense Jury: Jennifer Nagel, Michael Brady, Anne Meylan, Elisabeth Pacherie
MASTER OF SCIENCE (2011-2013)
Philosophy of Mental Disorder, King’s College London, UK. Awarded with Distinction
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (2019-2022)
Paris-Sorbonne VIII, Paris, FR
BACHELOR OF ARTS, PHILOSOPHY (2007-2011)
Paris-Sorbonne IV, Paris, FR
EDITED VOLUMES
WORRY AND WELL-BEING
Synthese Topical Collection on "Anxiety: its Nature, Value, and Challenges", co-edited with Charlie Kurth.
TEACHING
Spring 2024
PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR, "COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY"
Undergraduate Course, Columbia University, New York City
Spring 2024
PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR, "PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY"
Undergraduate Course offered to both Philosophy and Psychology students, Baruch College, City University of New York
Spring 2023
PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR, "INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY"
Undergraduate Introductory level course: “Major Issues in Philosophy”, Baruch College, City University of New York
Fall 2021
PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR, "ART AND EMOTION"
Graduate Philosophy course (Master and Advanced Bachelor students) on the topic of "Art and Emotions" (Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Aesthetics). University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Spring 2019
TEACHING ASSISTANT, "META-ETHICS"
Advanced Undergraduate course in Meta-ethics (Value theory, Ethics, Moral Philosophy). University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Fall 2022
GUEST LECTURER
“Emotions and Activism”, University of Groningen (as part of a Global Health course), Spring 2023
“Emotions and Leadership”, University of Groningen (as part of a Business Ethics course), Fall 2022
PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY
ESSAY
BLOG POST
PODCAST
BLOG POST
The Nature of Confusion
An essay on confusion, its metacognitive nature and its value in guiding us through obstacles in the process of learning. Published in the online magazine Aeon/Psyche
Imagining with Hope
A post on hopeful imaginings, their characteristics, and epistemic value, written together with Steve Humbert-Droz, and published in "The Junkyard", a scholarly blog devoted to the study of imagination.
From Eco-Anxiety to Eco-Hope
In this podcast series in french, several researchers discuss the role of emotions in our management of the climate crisis. In the episode "From Eco-anxiety to Eco-hope", I share some thoughts on the nature of anxiety, and its positive counterpart: hope.
OCD and Anxiety
A post on Epistemic Anxiety and Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, published in “Imperfect Cognitions”, a blog dedicated to irrational beliefs, cognitive distortions, delusions, etc.
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