Hi Steem folks! I'm a tenured philosophy professor, paid to research and teach philosophy. I have a very fancy academic pedigree, but I'm no star; mine is a small, non-elite university. Given the crazy academic job market especially, I consider myself very lucky to be a "professional philosopher".
I work in the so-called "analytic" tradition of philosophy, which roughly means that I tackle narrow, specific sub-questions (rather than hit the Big Questions directly), seeking literal truth (rather than metaphor) with rigorous arguments (rather than literary analogy).
I'm super-intrigued by Steem and Steemit - I've only recently heard about it, though I've been interested in cryptocurrencies since 2011. All the right incentives seem to be worked out elaborately. It's obviously the result of a lot of careful thought.
I am still getting a feel for Steemit, but I was thinking I could help play a moderator role of sorts in the #philosophy category.
I also could play an "ask a philosopher" role if there is interest. If you have specific philosophical questions, feel free to ask them in the comments! They may spur separate posts, or maybe I'll just try to answer them here.
My specialty is somewhere in the areas of traditional epistemology, "formal" epistemology (approaching epistemology with mathematical tools), philosophy of mind, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and philosophy of science. I dabble in philosophy of religion and I do a fair amount of "robot ethics" as a sideline, though I don't really consider myself an ethicist. I know at least the basics of most other major philosophical debates.
It also seems like steemers have a lot of curiosity about #academia and life as an academic, so perhaps I could provide a different perspective there, too. Again feel free to ask questions in the comments!
