Ron Aboodi

Ron Aboodi is a Minerva Stiftung Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Chair of Philosophy and Decision Theory, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), part of Munich’s Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP). His research focuses on normative uncertainty, moral education, and decision-theoretic ethics. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto. His work bridges ethics, decision theory, and philosophy of education, addressing issues like critical thinking in AI, moral motivation, and autonomy.

Research Interests:

• Normative uncertainty and its implications for education and decision-making
• Moral psychology, particularly de dicto motivation and autonomy
• Ethical dilemmas in educational practices, including manipulation and indoctrination
• Intertheoretic value comparisons and their role in moral reasoning

Recent Contributions:

Aboodi’s recent work emphasizes the dangers of outsourcing critical thinking to AI, advocating for educational reforms to cultivate deliberative skills. He has also explored how normative uncertainty affects character education and moral inquiry.

Labs/Teams: Active member of MCMP, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects in formal ethics and decision theory.