I am a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford and a Special Lecturer in Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford.
My research focuses mainly on the philosophy of language and its intersections in neighbouring areas, especially epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) . In particular, I have worked on the meaning of generic generalizations, impersonal pronouns, definite descriptions, quantifiers, and proper names. In addition, I have broad research interests in contemporary philosophy, including logic, metaphysics, and ethics. I also have an interest in the philosophy of David Hume and the history of early analytic philosophy.
Before joining the Faculty of Philosophy and Magdalen College, I was a Fixed-Term Fellow in Philosophy at Somerville College. I have also taught at St Catherine’s College, Oxford and the Linguistics Department at UCL.
I received a DPhil in Philosophy at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Paul Elbourne and Prof. Timothy Williamson in 2019. My thesis was about genericity. Before that, I read for a BPhil in Philosophy at Oxford, an MLitt in Philosophy at the Universities of St Andrews and Stirling (SASP), and a BA in Philosophy at the University of Reading.
Before that, I went to the Barclay School, a non-selective, state-funded comprehensive school in Stevenage, where I grew up.
My last name is Scottish; my middle name is Indian.
In addition to philosophy, I enjoy art, photography, and ashtanga yoga.