Uri Eran PhD
Post-doctoral fellow
Martin Buber Society of Fellows
​Hebrew University of Jerusalem
ABOUT
I am a philosopher working on ethics and moral psychology, interested in Kant’s practical philosophy and its ramifications for contemporary philosophy of emotion and environmental ethics.
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I have published on Kant's understanding of feelings and desires and how it is related to contemporary and past conceptions of emotions. I am also interested in the ethics of emerging technologies and in political philosophy.​
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Currently, I am working on a Kantian account of self-love, that situates it in the context of its early modern predecessors. I argue that this account is an attractive alternative to the prevalent narcissist understanding of self-love. I also work on a project on the nature and value of revenge, and on a Kantian approach to environmental ethics.
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AOC: Philosophy of emotion, Ethics of emerging technologies, Political philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Environmental Ethics.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
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Kant, Ethics, Moral Psychology.
PUBLICATIONS
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“More Than a Feeling: Kant’s Tripartite Account of Pleasure.” Kant-Studien 114 (2) (2023): 271-294
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“Pleasure as a Necessary Component of Kantian Emotions.” History of Philosophy Quarterly 39 (4) (2022): 355-371
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“Kantian Desires: A Holistic Account.” Journal of the History of Philosophy 60 (3) (2022): 429-451
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“Are Kantian Emotions Feelings?” Kantian Review 26 (3) (2021): 371-378
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“Which Emotions Should Kantians Cultivate (and which Ones Should they Discipline)?” Kantian Review 25 (1) (2020): 53-76
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
2009
Guided Reading in Descartes' Meditations
(Tel Aviv University)
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2010
Guided Reading in Hume's Treatise, Book I
(Tel Aviv University)
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2011
Guided Reading in Plato's Gorgias and Kant's Groundwork
(Tel Aviv University)
2014
Kant's Categorical Imperative
(Assistant Instructor to Ido Geiger,
(Ben- Gurion University)
2010-2014
2015-2016
Introduction to Philosophy
(Assistant Instructor to Gary Ebbs, Indiana University)
Introduction to Ethics
(Assistant Instructor to Timothy Connor, Indiana University)
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2016-2017
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
(grader and substitute lecturer for Pieter Sjoerd Hasper
(Indiana University)
Introduction to Philosophy, Assistant Instructor to Frederick Schmitt
(Indiana University)
2019
Introduction to Ethics, Instructor
(Indiana University)
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2021
On Sense and Sensibility: Morality and the Emotions
Instructor
( Technion)
Gender Bias and Stereotypes in NLP
Embedded Ethics module in a Computer Science seminar given by Dr. Yonatan Belinkov
(Technion)