Dr. Weidel works and teaches primarily in social/political philosophy and applied ethics, and also has interests in Marx, Critical Theory, Bioethics, Professional Ethics, and Feminist Ethics. His research focuses on the problem of global poverty and issues in global justice, particularly questions of moral motivation and moral psychology. Most recently he is working on the topic of Effective Altruism and whether or not the “Longtermist” version of Effective Altruism can provide sufficient moral motivation for persons to participate. He is also co-editing a collected volume on issues faced by ethicists who work in a variety of contexts.
Articles
Justice for (and by) Philosophers: Professional Ethics and Punishing our Own. Forthcoming in the Journal of Social Philosophy, 2023
Reflecting on the Role of Technology in our Relationship with Nature. Satya Nilayam Chennai Journal of Intercultural Philosophy, 38 (October 2020): 49-64
Laudato Si, Marx, and a Human Motivation for Addressing Climate Change. Environmental Ethics, 41 (1): 17-36, 2019
Moving Towards a Capability for Meaningful Labor. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 19 (1): 70-88, 2018
Philanthropy, Cosmopolitanism, and the Benefits of Giving Directly. Journal of Global Ethics, 12 (2): 170-186 2016
Ideology and the Harms of Self-Deception: Why We Should Act to End Poverty. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 19 (4): 945-960, 2016
The "Ugliness" of Economic Efficiency: Technology, Species-Being, and Global Poverty. Ethics and Global Politics 8 (December 2015)
Are Human Rights Wrong? Towards a Human-Language Ethic as an Approach to Global Poverty. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, 10 (1): 213-223, 2011
Labor. Encyclopedia of Global Justice, Ed. Deen Chatterjee (Springer), 621-624 2011
Books Reviews, Academic Blog Posts
Climate Change and Our Relationship with our Environment. Blog of the American Philosophical Association, 2016
Review of Pablo Gilabert From Global Poverty to Global Equality. Philosophy in Review, 35 (2): 70-72, 2015
