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Joseph W. Metz is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Widener University. He holds a PhD from the University of Arizona (2022) and a BA from Duke University (2013), specializing in agency, moral responsibility, free will, and applied ethics. His work explores omissions, collective harms, and agential impairments in cults.
- Education: PhD (2022), University of Arizona; BA (2013), Duke University
Metz’s research investigates the moral responsibility for omissions (e.g., failing to water a plant) and collective inaction (climate change, structural injustices), proposing ability-based frameworks. He also examines higher-order omissions, unlearning agency in cults, and Frankfurt-style case asymmetries.
His publications address causal preemption in omissions, moral luck, and epistemic gaps in judging non-doings. He received the Joel Feinberg Dissertation Fellowship (2017) and teaches courses like Introduction to Logic, Medical Ethics, and Neuroethics.
- Scientific Awards: Joel Feinberg Dissertation Fellowship (2017)
