I'm Emilie! I'm working on a PhD in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. Here's my C.V..
Currently, my research concerns the metaphysics of social groups. I'm interested in what it is for a collection of individuals to be a group rather than a mere collection of individuals, what it is for an individual to be a member of a group, and in the relationship between groups and the social systems in which they're embedded. I've become especially interested in why groups matter, if they do. (Spoiler: they do!)
Currently, my research concerns the metaphysics of social groups. I'm interested in what it is for a collection of individuals to be a group rather than a mere collection of individuals, what it is for an individual to be a member of a group, and in the relationship between groups and the social systems in which they're embedded. I've become especially interested in why groups matter, if they do. (Spoiler: they do!)