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# Josh May

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.joshdmay.com/) - I'm an ethicist and cognitive scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (officially, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology). My work aims to understand moral controversies, especially those related to science and technology. In my spare time, I like to visit National Parks, climb rocks, play music, cook mostly vegetarian food, and play catch with my daughter. >
- [Grants & Collaborators](https://www.joshdmay.com/research/grants/) - Funded Projects Techno-Tribalism: Political Polarization in the Age of AI ($91,695, PPE Research Consortium) with Victor Kumar (Boston University), Derek Anderson (Boston University), and Rachel McKinney (Suffolk University) Political tribalism and artificial intelligence are reshaping modern life in democratic states. They’re now colliding. AI may soon join other cutting-edge information technologies in driving political polarization
- [Neuroethics](https://www.joshdmay.com/books/neuroethics/) - Podcast interviews: Neuroethics Today | Voices in Bioethics | New Books Network | The Free Will Show Articles: Psyche | What happens on page 99 | UAB interview Reviewed in: AJOB Neuroscience, The Biologist, Choice, Perspectives on SCF, Philosophy & the Mind Sciences (symposium), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Philosophical Psychology, Teaching Philosophy Neuroethics is hot but
- [Research](https://www.joshdmay.com/research/) - My research addresses moral controversies at the intersection of ethics, science, and technology. If there’s an overall theme to my writing, it’s shades of gray. Debates in ethics are often too black and white, either/or. We should resist false dichotomies and embrace the gray areas. The problem of factory farming needn’t be addressed either through strict
- [Service](https://www.joshdmay.com/service/) - In addition to teaching and writing, I serve my university and disciplines in various roles, such as: Editorial board member for the journals Neuroethics and Philosophical Psychology Liaison for the Society for Philosophy and Psychology Member of UAB's Institute for Human Rights Secretary for the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology from 2022-2026 Technical advisor for
- [Media](https://www.joshdmay.com/media/) - Public Philosophy Philosophy isn't just for those in ivory towers (or, in my case, brick building). Below are some attempts of mine to discuss ethical issues in public forums, through opinion pieces, interviews, and blog posts. There's also some links to music I made back in my youth... Substack Newsletter Motivated Reasonings is a place for me to work out
- [Writing in Philosophy](https://www.joshdmay.com/teaching/writing-philosophy/) - Writing is especially important in philosophy because it allows you to clarify your ideas and arguments. Often times writing your ideas down reveals problems or areas that need improvement. Furthermore, writing is the primary medium for the exchange of philosophical ideas. Thus, to do philosophy well, one must write well. This page contains notes on
- [Bio/CV](https://www.joshdmay.com/bio/) - Josh May is an ethicist and cognitive scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (officially, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology). He grew up and went to college near Sacramento in California, where he developed a penchant for ethical issues and the power of ideas. After doing a PhD in philosophy at UC Santa Barbara,
- [Books](https://www.joshdmay.com/books/) - Click on the book cover for more details.
- [Teaching](https://www.joshdmay.com/teaching/) - Even though ethicists apparently have little claim to being particularly moral, the courses I regularly teach are primarily related to ethics: Bioethics, Ethics of AI, Contemporary Moral Issues, Intro to Philosophy, Ethics: Theories of Good and Evil, and Neuroethics. I also occasionally teach seminars that cover current debates at the intersection of science and ethics (e.g., Moral Progress). A wise
- [Regard for Reason in the Moral Mind](https://www.joshdmay.com/books/regard-for-reason/) - by Joshua May (Oxford University Press, 2018) Below you'll find summaries of my book and its chapters. If you'd like to see any draft chapters, get in touch. Summary of the book | related op-ed | blog post Preview on Google Books | Sample Chapter Purchase from: Book Depository | OUP | Amazon | etc Available
- [Agency in Mental Disorder](https://www.joshdmay.com/books/agency-in-mental-disorder/) - Edited by Matt King & Joshua May (Oxford University Press, 2022) How exactly do mental disorders affect one’s agency? How might therapeutic interventions help patients regain or improve their autonomy? Do only some disorders excuse morally inappropriate behavior, such as theft or child neglect? Or is there nothing about having a disorder, as such, that
- [Workshop](https://www.joshdmay.com/research/workshop/) - Organized by Matt King and Joshua May, with support from UAB's Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Provost Featuring Nomy Arpaly (Brown)Justin Clarke-Doane (Columbia)Anneli Jefferson (Birmingham-UK)Lauren Olin (UMSL)David Shoemaker (Tulane)Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke)Chandra Sripada (Michigan)Kathryn Tabb (Columbia)Natalia Washington (Utah) Program Friday, March 23rd9-10:30am Scrupulosity and Responsibility (Sinnott-Armstrong)11-12:30pm
- [How to Construct an Essay](https://www.joshdmay.com/teaching/how-to-essay/) - Although writing an essay is daunting for many people, it can be pretty straight-forward. This page is a general recipe for constructing an essay, not just in philosophy, but in most other humanities disciplines (such as English, History, Religious Studies, etc.) and perhaps the social sciences. It should be an appropriate guide for writing at
- [Disclaimer](https://www.joshdmay.com/home/disclaimer/) - This website is not a publication of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It has not been edited or examined for content by UAB. The author(s) of the page are solely responsible for the content.