I am Associate Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at Simon Fraser University. Before that, I was at SUNY Buffalo for several years.

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My primary areas of interest are ethics and aesthetics.

My work in ethics centers on the 'ought implies can' principle. I am the author of the book What We Ought and What We Can, which provides an overview of the principle and an extended argument against it.

My work in aesthetics is mainly in two areas: meta-aesthetics - aesthetic normativity, reasons, and value - and philosophical issues that arise in pop culture.

I run the aesthetics and philosophy of art blog Aesthetics for Birds. There you can also find some interviews I've conducted as well as posts I've written on, for example, high and low art and ironic appreciation.

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I have written for Philosopher about multiracial identity and the different things it means to be a person of color. And I have been interviewed by the CBC and for the APA Blog.

My preferred pronouns are she/her/hers.

Feel free to send me an email at arking@sfu.ca.