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Micah Lott is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Boston College, where he has been a faculty member since 2012. His academic work focuses on ethics, meta-ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of technology, with a particular emphasis on AI ethics and questions about the good life.
Education:
- B.A., University of Georgia
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
Lott's research centers on 'the good life' and how it relates to human agency, technology, and AI. He has written extensively on moral skepticism, the virtue of humor, self-concern in living well, function and teleology in living things, moral development in children, and the role of narrative in understanding good human lives. His recent work has focused on the philosophy of technology, particularly ethical issues related to artificial intelligence, where he examines how AI challenges traditional notions of agency, care, and human flourishing.
Lott has been a faculty fellow at Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good during the 2024-2025 academic year and co-chairs a SACRU working group on 'AI, Agency, and the Human Person.' He is currently working on two book projects: one on AI with Professor William Hasselberger focusing on care and caregiving, and another titled 'The Puzzle of Utopia' examining ideal circumstances for the good life.
Scientific Awards and Recognitions:
- Faculty Fellow, Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (2024-2025)
- Co-chair, SACRU working group on 'AI, Agency, and the Human Person'
Lott regularly teaches courses on democracy, work, and migration, and has taught in Boston College's PULSE service-learning program for over a decade. His teaching reflects his research interests in connecting philosophical concepts to contemporary social issues. Boston College's commitment to the liberal arts through small class sizes, creative curriculum development, and service-learning opportunities provides the context for his pedagogical approach.
