My research and teaching span topics at the intersection of the philosophy of language and philosophical methodology, engaging with related areas in the philosophy of mind, social philosophy, critical race and feminist theory, social psychology, metaphysics, and, most recently, reproductive ethics.

I am particularly interested in conceptual engineering and ethics, as well as the ethical and political dimensions of language. This includes work on generics, pragmatic communication, terminological and verbal disputes, metalingustic negotiation, debunking in metaethics, pejoratives, direct reference, and singular thought.

Recently, my focus has expanded to issues of political manipulation, discrimination, biases, and stereotypes, especially as they relate to generic judgments, dogwhistles, and (racial) figleaves in contexts of plausible deniability within both human and AI-generated communication.

I am also increasingly interested in the ethical and conceptual challenges posed by emerging technologies, such as generative AI and artificial wombs.

Presentations & Talks

Invited Talks

[17] Conceptual, Ontological, and Terminological Challenges of Artificial Womb Technology (with A. Smajdor), Research group for Feminist and Decolonial Philosophies (Trondheim, Norway), 2025 Oct

[16] Human Flourishing and AI Communication: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, CPS Lunch Forum, Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences (Oslo, Norway), 2025 May

[15] Pejoratives as Social Kind Terms and Miščević's Dimensions of Offensiveness,  Legacy of Nenad Miščević’s Philosophical Thought / Naslijeđe Nenadove filozofske misli (Rijeka Croatia), 2025 Apr

[14] AI, Plausible Deniability and Pernicious Language, Perceiving Voice and Speaker Project Seminar (Lillehammer, Norway), 2024 Dec

[13] Philosophical foundations of human and AI-generated communication with plausible deniability, its global impacts, and non-linguistic counterparts, Lecture series, Centre for Language Research (Rijeka, Croatia), 2024 Jun

[12] Understanding the Emergence of -isms and -phobias in Recent Political Speech: Lessons from Language and Plausible Deniability,  Vitenskapsteoretisk forum, NTNU (Trondheim, Norway), 2023 Oct

[11] The Pragmatics of Engineering Generic Judgments, Understanding Language Workshop (Moss, Norway), 2022 Nov

[10] Disjunctive Pluralism Approach to Objects of Engineering in Philosophy, Pluralist Approaches to Conceptual Engineering, Centre for Philosophy (Lisbon, Portugal), 2021 Dec

[9] Filozofsko Inžinjerstvo/Philosophical Engineering, University of Rijeka (Rijeka, Croatia), 2020 Dec

[8] Why We Should Use ‘Philosophical Engineering’,  Conceptual Engineering Online Workshop, ConceptLab, 2020 Nov

[7] What is Philosophical Engineering?, The Second EXTRA workshop on Inconsistent Concepts and Conceptual Engineering (Bochum, Germany), 2019 Oct

[6] The Unity and Scope of “Conceptual Engineering”, Institutskolloquium, Philosophy Institute (Hamburg, Germany), 2019 Jan

[5] The Nature Question of Philosophical Engineering, Conceptual Engineering Seminar, Arché (St Andrews, UK), 2018 Oct

[4] Content Inscrutability of Generics, Lecture series, Centre for Language Research (Rijeka, Croatia), 2017 Apr

[3] Effects of Conceptual Deficiency: A Peculiar Case of Generics, Early Career Workshop on Relativism, Pluralism and Contextualism, ERC Advanced Grant Project “The Emergence of Relativism” (Vienna, Austria), 2017 Feb

[2] Propositional and Objectual Curiosity, Department of Philosophy, University of Maribor (Maribor, Slovenia), 2015

[1] When Do We Have a Singular Thought? A Two-pronged Approach, Guest lecture, Department of Philosophy, University of Rijeka (Rijeka, Croatia), 2013

Refereed Conference & Workshop Talks

[27] The Plausible Weakening of Generic Stereotype (with Bowker, M., Lemeire, O., and R. Thakral), Generics and Stereotypes in Discourse: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective Conference, University of Leiden (Leiden, The Netherlands), 2025 June

[26] The Is-Ought Problem of Linguistic Plausible Deniability,  Pernicious and Beneficial: (Meta)philosophical Exploration of Logic, Language, and Fiction Workshop, University of Rijeka (Rijeka, Croatia), 2024 Jun

[25] Risky Yet Plausibly Deniable (Political) Speech?, Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2023 Sep

[24] The Language of Prejudice (with Mark Bowker, Olivier Lemeire, and Ravi Thakral), 11th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, ESAP (Vienna, Austria), 2023 Aug

[23] Risky Yet Plausibly Deniable Political Speech?, Hate Speech, Fake News and Freedom of Speech Conference, University of Rijeka (online), 2023 Jul

[22] Ameliorating Pernicious and Normative Generic Judgments: The Speech Act Approach, Dual Character Concepts, Normative Generics and Evaluative Language Conference (Zürich, Switzerland), 2022 Jun

[21] Pragmatic Engineering of Generics, Conceptual Engineering Virtual Network, 2020 Sep

[20] A Darwinian Dilemma for Realist Theories of Genericity, Arché 20th Anniversary Conference, Arché (St Andrews, UK), 2019 Jun        

[19] Philosophical Engineering and the Three Missing Axes of Philosophical Evaluation, Mind, World and Action, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2018 Aug

[18] Towards a More Comprehensive Taxonomy of Philosophical Evaluation, Workshop with David Chalmers: Chalmers and Carnap on Metaphilosophy, The Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy (Vienna, Austria), 2018 Jun

[17] Conceptual Engineering of Pernicious and Beneficial Generic Language, Generic Generalizations: Meaning and Social Practices, Canada Research Chair in Applied Epistemology at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada), 2018 Mar

[16] Epistemicism and Conceptual Deficiency, ECAP 9, The European Society for Analytic Philosophy (ESAP) (Munich, Germany), 2017 Aug

[15] Can Conceptual Engineering Stay on Putnam’s Path of Semantic Externalism?, Putnam’s Path Conference, Slovenian Society for Analytic Philosophy (Maribor, Slovenia), 2016 

[14] Conceptual Ignorance and Error, Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2016

[13] Object of Curiosity, Mind, World and Action, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2015

[12] Reference for Social Kinds: Pejorative Terms as Recognitional Files?, PhiLang: Fourth International Conference on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics (Lódz, Poland), 2015

[11] Direct Reference for Social Kind Terms, Mind, World and Action, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2014

[10] Social-Kind Pejorative Concepts as Recognitional Files, Language, Mind, and Knowledge, Croatian Studies and the Society for the Advancement of Philosophy (Zagreb, Croatia), 2014

[9] Linguistic Intuitions Revised?, Contemporary Philosophical Issues Junior, an international student symposium (Rijeka, Croatia), 2013

[8] Mental Files: Singular Thought with(out) Acquaintance, Philosophy of linguistics – 7 / MENTAL PHENOMENA, Inter-University Center, (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2012

[7] Digital Immortality / Digitalna Besmrtnost, 11th Lošinj days of Bioethics Symposium (Mali Lošinj, Croatia), 2012

[6] Pictures and Thoughts – The Perception-based Iconic de re Thought, Philosophy of linguistics – 7 / MENTAL PHENOMENA, Inter-University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2011

[5] A Non-Speciest Approach to the Rights and Value of Extraterrestrial Life Forms / Nespecisticki pristupi pravima i vrijednosti izvanzemaljskih oblika života, 10th Lošinj days of Bioethics Symposium (Mali Lošinj, Croatia), 2011

[4] Consequence Interpretation of Natural Selection as Causal Process on the Individual Level / Posljedicna interpretacija prirodnog odabira kao uzrocnog procesa na razini jedinke, Contemporary Philosophical Issues Junior, an international student symposium (Rijeka, Croatia), 2010

[3] Frane Petric: A Naturalist Inclination in Science and Philosophy / Frane Petric: Prirodnofilozofske i prirodnoznanstvene tendencije, 5th Adriatic Meeting, an international student symposium (Pula, Croatia), 2010

[2] Art and Cloning / Umjetnost i kloniranje,  9th Lošinj days of Bioethics Symposium (Mali Lošinj, Croatia), 2010

[1] Programs of Affirmative Action: An Objection to Its Weaker Model / Programi afirmativne akcije: prigovor oslabljenom obliku afirmativne akcije, 8th Lošinj days of Bioethics Symposium (Mali Lošinj, Croatia), 2009

Departmental & Research Group Talks

[13] Philosophical foundations of human and AI-generated communication with plausible deniability, its global impacts, and non-linguistic counterparts, Generics Online Group (online), 2024 Jun

[12] Plausibly Deniable Political Manipulation, Oslo Mind, Language and Epistemology Network  (Oslo, Norway), 2024 Apr

[11] Plausible Deniability and Overt Political Manipulation, Generics Online Group (online), 2023 Apr

[10] Disjunctivism Approach to Objects of Engineering in Philosophy, Work in Progress Seminar, Oslo Mind Group (Oslo, Norway), 2022 Apr

[9] Evolutionary Debunking of Genericity,  Work in Progress Seminar, Oslo Mind Group (Oslo, Norway), 2021 Jun

[8] Engineering Generic Judgements, Work in Progress Seminar, Oslo Mind Group (Oslo, Norway), 2020 Jul

[7] Engineering Generic Judgements via Pragmatic Engineering, Taking Stock Workshop Online, ConceptLab (Oslo, Norway), 2020 Jun

[6] Engineering Philosophical Engineering, Work in Progress Seminar, Arché (St Andrews, UK), 2018 Jun

[5] Evaluating Linguistic Expressions and the Effects of Ignorance,  Language and Mind Seminar, Arché (St Andrews, UK), 2018 May

[4] Conceptual Evaluation,  Friday Seminar, Department of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews (St Andrews, UK), 2018 Apr

[3] Haslanger, Leslie, and Saul on Social Group Generics,  Conceptual Engineering Seminar, Arché (St Andrews, UK), 2017 Oct

[2] Epistemic Conceptual Deficiency, ConceptLab Flash Workshop, ConceptLab (Oslo, Norway), 2017 May

[1] Content Inscrutability, Work in Progress Seminar, Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN) (Oslo, Norway), 2017 May

Commentaries

[3] On Yolanda García Lorenzo's 'Wrong Targets and Innocent Victims of Irony’,  Fourth PLM Workshop: Meaning and Intention, Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria), 2018 Sep               

[2] On Laura Delgado's 'Names Are Polyreferential’, 10th Arché Graduate Conference, Arché Research Centre (St Andrews, UK), 2017 Oct

[1] On Johanna Schnurr's 'Belief and Knowledge-level Confidence’, Mind, World and Action, Inter University Center (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 2014 Aug

Scientific Service

Editorial Work

[3] 2025– Annual Guest Editor of the Special Issue on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics and Editorial Board Member, Croatian Journal of Philosophy

[2] 2025– Editorial Board Member, Croatian Journal of Philosophy

[1] 2011–2016 Editorial Assistant at the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, University of Rijeka (Rijeka, Croatia)

Organization: Research Seminars & Lectures

[5] 2022– Generics Online Group, convener

[4] 2023 (Mar) Lecture: Recognition Theory and Theories of Epistemic Injustice by Hilkje Charlotte Hänel (Oslo, Norway

[3] 2021–2022 Monthly Lecture Series at Center for Language Research, co-convener (Rijeka, Croatia)

[2] 2021–2022 Oslo Mind Group, co-convener (Oslo, Norway)

[1] 2017–2018 Arché Research Seminar: Language and Mind, convener (St Andrews, UK)

Organization: Workshops & Conferences

[16] 2026 (Sep 7-11) Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center, co- organizer (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

[15] 2025 (Sep 8-12) Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center, co- organizer (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

[14] 2024 (Sep 9-13) Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center, co- organizer (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

[13] 2024 (Jun 12) Pernicious and Beneficial: (Meta)philosophical Exploration of Logic, Language, and Fiction, University of Rijeka, co-organizer (Rijeka, Croatia)

[12] 2023 (Sep 4-8) Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Inter-University Center, co- organizer (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

[11] 2021 (Dec 9-10) Pluralist Approaches to Conceptual Engineering, Centre for Philosophy, co-organizer (Lisbon, Portugal)

[10] 2021 (Jun 24-26) CLARC 2021: Language and Culture, co-organizer (Rijeka, Croatia)

[9] 2020 (Nov 9-13) Conceptual Engineering Online Workshop, co-organizer (ConceptLab)

[8] 2018 (Oct 13-14) 11th Arché Graduate Conference, co-organizer  (St Andrews, UK)

[7] 2018 (Febr 23-24) 2nd European Early Career Workshop, co-organizer (Rijeka, Croatia)

[6] 2016 (Jun 3-5) CLARC 2016: Perspectives on Language Planning and Policies, co- organizer (Rijeka, Croatia)

[1-5] 2010–2014 Contemporary Themes in Philosophy Junior, co-organizer (Rijeka, Croatia)

Organization: Masterclass

[1] 2019 (Jun 11-12) BPPA Masterclass: Conceptual Engineering and Its Consequences in Society, co-organizer (St Andrews, UK)

Professional Membership

[23] from 2025 Solidarity Society, a community to support women and gender minorities in Norway

[22] from 2024 Research Group for AI, Ethics and Philosophy (NTNU, Norway)

[21] from 2024 Research Group for Consciousness, Cognition and Reality (NTNU, Norway)

[20] from 2024 Forum for Feministisk Filosofi (NTNU, Norway)

[19] from 2024 Vitenskapsteoretisk Forum (NTNU, Norway)

[18] from 2024 Research Group for Feminist and Decolonial Philosophies (NTNU, Norway)

[17] from 2024 Nettverk for Kvinner i Filosofi, Etikk og Religionsvitenskap (NTNU, Norway)

[16] from 2022 Generics Online Group

[15] from 2022 Oslo Mind, Language and Epistemology Network  (Oslo, Norway)

[14] from 2021 Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences (Oslo, Norway)

[13] from 2014 Center for Language Research (Rijeka, Croatia)

[12] from 2014 Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy (Rijeka, Croatia)

[11] 2022–2024 Pragmatics: Theory & Experiments Research Group (Oslo, Norway)

[10] 2017–2024 European Early Career Philosophers

[9] 2020–2022 Conceptual Engineering Virtual Network

[8] 2019–2022 Oslo Mind Group (Oslo, Norway)

[7] 2018–2019 MAP Chapter of St Andrews and Stirling (St Andrews, UK)

[6] 2017–2021 Arché Research Centre (St Andrews, UK)

[5] 2017–2018 Society for Women and Minorities in Philosophy (St Andrews, UK)

[4] 2016–2021 ConceptLab (Oslo, Norway)

[3] 2016–2017 Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN) (Oslo, Norway)

[2] 2015–2017 Social Ontology Research Group (Vienna, Austria)

[1] 2009–2013 Furija: Philosophy Student Association, on the board of directors (Rijeka, Croatia)