Michael Bukoski

Michael Bukoski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Florida State University, where he teaches and conducts research in ethics, metaethics, and political philosophy. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona (2016) and a B.A. in philosophy and biology from Colgate University. His work focuses on moral uncertainty, distributive justice, and critiques of metaethical frameworks like constitutivism. He has published in leading journals including Philosophical Review, Philosophical Quarterly, and Journal of Ethics.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Arizona, 2016
  • B.A., Philosophy & Biology, Colgate University

His research explores intersections between moral uncertainty and consequentialism, defends sufficiency principles in distributive justice, and examines metaethical challenges to expressivism and constitutivism. Recent work critiques Korsgaard’s Kantian arguments and Smith’s constitutivist moral theory, emphasizing internal coherence and normative foundations.

Bukoski has held postdoctoral fellowships at FSU and lecturing roles at Dartmouth College. His writings engage constructivist ethics, moral internalism, and the philosophical foundations of normativity. Professional contributions include peer-reviewed articles analyzing metaethical commitments and applied ethics dilemmas arising from distributive justice debates.