Philosophy & Writing
Here you’ll find my essays, course work, and reflections on philosophy.
Me and my Mentor Professor Cohen:
This photo is from the first time I met Philosophy Professor Joshua Cohen after completing the Harvard course “Justice.”
Since then, Prof. Cohen has been kind enough to take me fully under his wing. He has offered invaluable guidance and support—from engaging in philosophical discussions with me to serving as my referee for the John Locke Essay Competition. For his help and consistent belief in my nascent philosophical mind, I am profoundly grateful.
College Course Certificates:
My John Locke Institute Essay:
In my essay for the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize, I answered the prompt, “What is your fair share of what someone else has earned?” Inspired by Locke and Rawls, I argued that access to an education is an integral part of any just society, and that it is our fair share earned by the struggles of others before us.
I explored the stories of the Mendez's who successfully expanded the educational access of the hispanic community, and reflected on our moral obligations toward others in society, including my own work challenging GECA’s discriminatory admissions policy with Stanford Law.
My MITx Essay: "Critique of The Argument From Cosmological Fine Tuning"
At 13, after completing MIT Professor Byrne’s “Problems of Philosophy,” my high performance earned me an invitation to write an essay on one of the course topics. I chose to critique Roger White’s Argument from Cosmological Fine-Tuning, which claims that the precise constants of the universe provide evidential support for theism. In my paper, I argued that his methodology and conclusion are flawed, since the universe remains overwhelmingly inhospitable to life. My goal was to preemptively address objections and encourage readers to reconsider the strength of White’s argument.
“I read it with great interest: it is a terrific essay.”— Professor Joshua Cohen, Stanford
