I am a philosopher, professor, writer, and artist.

I was born in East Timor but raised in Portugal near Lisbon. I studied philosophy at the University of Lisbon, earning a BA, MA, and Ph.D., and later moved to the U.S., where I now teach at the University of New Orleans. My philosophical interests are broad, including ancient philosophy, free will, the Trolley Problem, and I am particularly interested in Mary Wollstonecraft's work. My main research interest is to explore philosophy through popular culture, film, and TV, with recent publications on A Clockwork Orange and a forthcoming piece of the Philosophy of the Sex Pistols.I am the editor for the Philosophy of Film section of the APA Blog.