I'm a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley's Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, and did a PhD in Philosophy at Princeton University.
Here is my CV. My email is mmasny@mit.edu.
I have wide-ranging research interests in moral, political, and social philosophy.
Currently, I am working on a series of papers that address the role that work plays in our individual and social lives.
My other interests include theories of well-being, the significance of a life's shape, the significance of progress, population ethics, extinction ethics, and life extension technology. I have also written about epistemic consequentialism, suspension of judgment, and Schopenhauer's practical philosophy.
I am originally from a small town near Warsaw, Poland. My first name, Michał, is pronounced there 'Mee-how', but you can also call me 'Michael'.
In my spare time, I enjoy running and other endurance sports. I race marathons and ultras. On the ultramarathon side, I've done several 50Ks, one 50-miler, two 100K races, and two 100-milers.