My entry into theory came by way of my family's unexpected proletarianization during adolescence. The sudden confrontation with the vagaries of a life subordinated to the vicissitudes of market activity elicited an interest in understanding the origin and logic of the class system in which my family and I were enmeshed.

As a youth, elite theory intuitively appealed to me, albeit with a vaguely anti-capitalist inflection. Philosophically, this provoked an early reading of Nietzsche; scientifically, an affinity with reductive Darwinian paradigms; and sociologically, a qualified acceptance of elements of the Italian School. I also developed an interest in European history, psychology, and anthropology during these years.









Prior to attending college, my autodidactic studies accompanied an active life in the punk rock music scene and subculture. It was following the dissolution of the band in which I was involved that my readings broadened. Working through the Greco-Roman canon and German idealist tradition, a concurrent examination of Marx's political economy and anarchist political philosophy (the latter motivated by my discovery of my great-grandfathers' participation in the Spanish Civil War), and a good-faith engagement with dialectical approaches to the biological sciences fundamentally altered my ontological and epistemological perspectives, as well as my normative commitments.

Financial constraints made obtaining a degree impossible, so my ambition to become an academic was consequently abandoned. I nonetheless continue reading and writing in philosophy and contribute to praxis as opportunity permits. Hobbies to which I have devoted a considerable part of my adult life include blogging, podcasting, and natural strength and hypertrophy training.