I'm Eli Benjamin Israel, a philosophy Ph.D. student at Temple University and a research affiliate at the Center for Positive Sexuality. Before joining Temple, I did my M.A. and B.A. in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
I work primarily on ethics, moral psychology, Kant, social and feminist philosophy. My current focus is on the nature of trust and consent, in particular on how those unfold in interpersonal (esp. intimate) contexts. I advocate for a “two-way street” way of viewing the normative aspects of those, requiring a more active assessment and participation of our counterparts in order to ensure a proper connection of joint action to our autonomy. I also work on Kantian ethics, where I address similar questions, and have explored in the past the value of aesthetic experiences in helping us grasp moral ideas in Kant. You can read more about my research here. |
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- My paper "Do You Mind Violating My Will? Revisiting and Asserting Autonomy," has been accepted for publication in The Philosophy of Sexual Violence edited by Georgi Gardiner and Micol Bez, forthcoming from Routledge. Check out for more in this link.
- I recently joined the Center for Positive Sexuality, a non-profit association which addresses social issues through sex positive research and education, as a research affiliate. For more about the CPS, click here.
- My paper “Caring for Valid Sexual Consent” is forthcoming in Hypatia, but you can read it online in this link.
- My paper “A Kantian Account of Moral Trust” has been awarded Best Submission for the Pacific Reading Group Conference by the North American Kant Society, and it's now a finalist for NAKS's 2024 national Marcus Herz Prize.
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