University of Chicago
Alumnus, 2018
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
  •  1
    Vulnerability and Cosmopolitanism
    Law Ethics and Philosophy. forthcoming.
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    Dimensions of Consciousness and the Moral Status of Brain Organoids
    with J. Lomax Boyd
    Neuroethics 17 (1): 1-15. 2023.
    Human brain organoids (HBOs) are novel entities that may exhibit unique forms of cognitive potential. What moral status, if any, do they have? Several authors propose that consciousness may hold the answer to this question. Others identify various _kinds of_ consciousness as crucially important for moral consideration, while leaving open the challenge of determining whether HBOs have them. This paper aims to make progress on these questions in two ways. First, it proposes a framework for thinkin…Read more
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    Equality and a Complete Ban on the Sale of Cigarettes
    Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 33 (1): 91-113. 2023.
    ABSTRACT:In the last two decades it has become increasingly common to advocate for a complete ban on the sale of cigarettes. One reason in favor of such a ban is egalitarian: differences in the prevalence of smoking between socioeconomic groups go a long way in explaining health inequality, and a complete ban might be effective in reducing this inequality. However, a complete ban might also be objectionable on egalitarian grounds if issued with a discriminatory intent or if it is selectively pat…Read more
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    Why Adults have to be Children First
    Journal of Value Inquiry 56 (2): 201-217. 2022.