Education
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh under the direction of Robert Brandom and his main area of expertise is the philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophical logic and metaphysics.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh under the direction of Robert Brandom and his main area of expertise is the philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophical logic and metaphysics.
He also writes and speaks extensively on anarchist theory. His published works include The Grammar of Meaning () as well as many articles on topics ranging from consensus democracy to neo-Sellarsianism. In addition to his academic life, he is the General Director of the Institute for Anarchist Studies and a contributor to its journal, Perspectives on Anarchist Theory.
He is also active in the group Stop United States Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now (SUSTAIN).
Lance protested the arrival of President Álvaro Uribe to teach at Georgetown University in September 2010 and was interviewed by Colombia"s El Espectador in a film clip, and in the print editions of El Heraldo, and The Georgetown Voice.
In January 2006, Lance presented a talk, "Against Apocalyptic Anarchism," at the annual National Conference on Organized Resistance meeting in Washington, District of Columbia Lance is also a critic of anarcho-primitivism and its rejection of language.
