{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/jacobross\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:43:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/jacobross\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nhtml body .cc--hero-minisite .title-container h1 {\n    clip-path: none !important;\n    max-height: none !important;\n    height: auto !important;\n    white-space: normal !important;\n    word-wrap: break-word !important;\n}\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n    .cc--hero-minisite .title-container h1 {\n        line-height: 1.8 !important;\n        padding: 30px 0 !important;\n        margin: 20px 0 !important;\n        min-height: 100px !important;\n        height: auto !important;\n        overflow: visible !important;\n    }\n}\n\/* Mobile responsiveness *\/\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\n    .about-section {\n        flex-direction: column !important;\n        padding: 20px !important;\n    }\n    .about-section img {\n        width: 150px !important;\n        margin: 0 auto 20px auto !important;\n    }\n    .about-section h2 {\n        font-size: 2em !important;\n    }\n    .about-section p {\n        font-size: 1.1em !important;\n    }\n    \n    .research-container {\n        margin: 20px !important;\n    }\n    .research-section {\n        flex-direction: column !important;\n    }\n    .research-text {\n        padding: 30px 20px !important;\n    }\n    .research-text h2 {\n        font-size: 1.8em !important;\n    }\n    .research-text p {\n        font-size: 1em !important;\n    }\n    .research-image {\n        min-height: 300px !important;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<!-- About Me Section - Only headshot -->\n<div class=\"about-section\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; margin: 40px auto; max-width: 1200px;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/jacobross\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/501\/2026\/02\/jakeheadshot-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Ross\" style=\"width: 215px; height: auto; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n    <div style=\"flex: 1; font-family: inherit;\">\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 3em; font-weight: 600;\">About Me<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.6;\">I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. I received my BA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto and my PhD in Philosophy from Rutgers University. My research is mainly in ethics, epistemology, and practical reason.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Research Summary Section - Apollo statue image (full height) -->\n<div class=\"research-container\" style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 40px auto 60px auto;\">\n    <div class=\"research-section\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\">\n        \n        <!-- Text Section - Takes up more space -->\n        <div class=\"research-text\" style=\"flex: 5; background: #990000; color: white; padding: 50px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;\">\n            <h2 style=\"font-size: 2.5em; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 25px; font-weight: 700; color: white;\">Research Summary<\/h2>\n            <p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0; color: white;\">\n                I&#8217;m interested in philosophical questions about normativity. These include questions about what we should <em>do<\/em>, what we should <em>think<\/em>, and what we should <em>feel<\/em>. These include questions about <em>rationality<\/em> as well as questions about <em>morality<\/em>. 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