Hi Reddit! I’m Stephen Puryear, assistant professor of philosophy at NC State University. I’m interested in the history of philosophy (esp. early modern philosophy and the German philosophical tradition, Leibniz and Schopenhauer above all), and in metaphysics and ethics. I’ve written a number of articles in these areas, which you can download for free from my PhilPapers page. I’m also working on a book on Leibniz’s idealism and a number of articles, including one on the idea of a moral law and another on consent theories of political obligation. I’m looking forward to this, so let’s get started. Go ahead, ask me anything! Proof pic