I am a philosopher specializing in philosophy of science and epistemology.
I am professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland, and I also have a part-time position (professor II) at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskolen i Innlandet) and as a researcher (professor II) in the project Science and Democracy at the University of Oslo.
I did my Ph.D. at UNC Chapel Hill and have been a postdoc at University College Dublin.
Most of my research concerns issues at the intersection of philosophy of science and epistemology. I've written on scientific progress, understanding in science, inference to the best explanation, scientific realism, scientific disagreement and the social epistemology of science. Recently I've also done work on philosophical progress.
Please visit my research page for more information, and my papers page for links and detailed descriptions.
From 2026 onwards, I will be PI for The Consensus Project (ConesensusPro), supported by a 'Grant of Excellence' from the Icelandic Research Fund.
Co-investigators are Joey Pollock, Dunja Seselja, and Peter Vickers.
I have been fortunate to receive the following grants and prizes in recent years:
In 2023-2025, James Norton and I were joint PIs for Understanding Philosophical Progress, funded by the IRF.
In 2020-2022, I was PI for a joint project with Insa Lawler (Co-I), Understanding Progress, in Science and Beyond, funded by the IRF.
In September 2018, I received the biennial Lauener Prize for Up-and-Coming Philosophers.
In June 2019, I was awarded the Nils Klim Prize for young Nordic scholars in the humanities, social science, law, and theology.
In November 2019, I received the Motivation Award for Young Researchers from the Science and Technology Council of Iceland.
Some of my favorite recent publications:
Philosophical Methodology: A Plea for Tolerance -- with S. Baron, T. Firing, and J. Norton (Analysis, forthcoming)
Collectivizing Public Scientific Testimony (Episteme, forthcoming)
Promoting Scientific Progress (Philosophical Studies, 2026)
An Epistemic Advantage of Accommodation over Prediction (Philosophers' Imprint, 2025)
Inclusive Inquiry -- with Bob Beddor (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2025)
Consensus versus Unanimity: Which Carries More Weight? (The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 2025)
What is Philosophical Progress? -- with T. Firing, I. Lawler and J. Norton (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2024)
Abductive Reasoning in Science (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
Review in Metascience