I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Ottawa. I specialize in ethics and decision theory. I currently work on problems in populations ethics and on Moore’s ethics.

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Publications

  • 2025. “MacIntyre, Moore and the Fact-Value Distinction.” Canadian Journal of Practical Philosophy 12 (1). HTML.

  • Du Plessis, Johan, and Winfried G Hallerbach. 2016. “Volatility Weighting Applied to Momentum Strategies.” The Journal of Alternative Investments 19 (3): 40–58. HTML.

Theses

  • 2013. “Demystifying Momentum: Time-Series and Cross-Sectional Momentum, Volatility and Dispersion.” Master’s thesis, University of Amsterdam. PDF.

  • 2010. “Quantifying and Managing the Operational Risk Component of Solvency II Using Bayesian Networks.” Honors Thesis, University of Cape Town. PDF.