My research centers on the history of political thought, with regional and thematic expertise in Persian and Islamic political thought. More specifically, I investigate the historical and philosophical underpinnings of how classical Greek and pre-Islamic Persian political thought were received, adapted, or rejected within medieval Persian and Islamic political frameworks. I am ultimately driven by how such inquiries into the history of political thought can expand our normative horizons, helping us diagnose and confront the unique political and ethical questions of our world today.
Publications:
Review Essay: Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences: Discourse on the Condition of Im-possibility, by Javad Tabatabai, trans. by Philip Grant. Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy 52, no.3 (Summer 2026): 469-487 [plus translation of missing pages]
Papers in Progress:
Alfarabi’s Political Science and Political Philosophy in the Book of Religion
The Puzzle of Alfarabi’s Identical Works: Soul, City, and Cosmos