Expertise

Ethics, Responsibility, Blame, Moral Motivation, Climate Change

Biography

Eugene Chislenko specializes in ethics and moral psychology, and in related topics in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, and the history of philosophy, especially Kant and existentialism.

After receiving his B.A. at Harvard University and his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, he came to Temple in 2016. His recent work focuses on moral motivation, action and belief against one's own better judgment, blame, and climate change. He is a co-founder of Philosophers for Sustainability, an international group of philosophers working together to encourage philosophers to take leadership on climate change and environmental sustainability.

Curriculum Vitae | Website

Selected Publications

• “A Solution for Buridan’s Ass” (Ethics, 2016)
• “Moore’s Paradox and Akratic Belief” (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2016)
• “Blame and Protest” (The Journal of Ethics, 2019)
• “Akratic Action under the Guise of the Good” (Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 2020)
• “Scanlon’s Theories of Blame” (The Journal of Value Inquiry, 2020)
• “Causal Blame” (American Philosophical Quarterly, 2021)
• "How Can Belief be Akratic?" (Synthese, 2021)
• “The Role of Philosophers in Climate Change" (Journal of the American Philosophical Association, 2022)
• "Virtues of Willpower" (Synthese, 2023)
• "The Whitewashing of Blame" (European Journal of Philosophy, 2024)
• "Blame as Attention" (Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2025)

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Ethical Theory
• Classics in Moral Philosophy
• Contemporary Ethical Theory
• Graduate Seminar in Ethics
• Climate Change and Climate Justice
• Freedom and Responsibility
• Attention, Distraction, Shock, and Burnout