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Title
Professor of Philosophy
Area of Study/Expertise
Moral and Political Philosophy
Office Location
106 Somerset Street, 5th Floor, Room 531
Email
michael.otsuka@rutgers.edu

Michael Otsuka

Professor

Link to CV

My current research interests encompass reciprocity, contractualist justification, and priority for the worse off; the value and metaphysics of risks of harm and chances of benefits; risk-pooling, pensions, and insurance; and prioritarianism, egalitarianism, and the separateness of persons.

I am, however, happy to advise a wide range of PhD dissertation topics in moral and political philosophy, philosophy and public policy, and metaphysics (especially free will, determinism, and personal identity) that lie outside of my current research interests, including, but by no means limited to, topics on which I have published in the past.

I post blogs on Medium and threads on Twitter on issues related to public policy. Most of my posts have been on pensions, though I have also posted on public health (Covid), health insurance, higher education, and the measure of inflation.