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Micahł Masny is a Research Fellow at MIT, previously serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley's Kavli Center and completing his PhD in Philosophy at Princeton University. His work bridges moral/political philosophy with pressing societal concerns, focusing on well-being, humanity's future, and work ethics. He has earned teaching accolades, including Princeton's Graduate School Teaching Award for pioneering interdisciplinary courses like 'Ethics of Technology.'
Education: PhD in Philosophy (Princeton University), Postdoctoral Fellowships at UC Berkeley and MIT. Research explores theoretical issues in well-being (e.g., wasted potential, life extension ethics), societal progress, and work's evolving role in the technological era. Current projects examine work-life separation, shorter working hours, and obsolescence anxieties.
Publications span topics like epistemic consequentialism, Schopenhauer's philosophy, and intergenerational ethics. His work appears in Philosophical Studies, Journal of Moral Philosophy, and Philosophy & Public Affairs. Teaching includes MIT's biomedical ethics courses and Berkeley's first AI ethics graduate seminar.
Awards: Princeton's Graduate School Teaching Award (2020). Advising: No formal advisees listed, but impactful mentorship through course development. Active in ultramarathons and philosophical generalism.
