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Gopal Sreenivasan

Crown University Distinguished Professor in Ethics
Philosophy
Duke Box 90743, Durham, NC 27708
207 West Duke Building, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Gopal Sreenivasan (Ph.D. 1993, UC Berkeley) joined the Duke faculty in 2008.  His research interests cover a wide range of topics across the spectrum of moral and political philosophy.

Sreenivasan is the author, most recently, of Emotion and virtue (Princeton, 2020).  You can read a précis of the book here; and watch one here. Reviews have appeared in AnalysisMind, and the Journal of Moral Philosophy. Two published symposia on the book are described below.

He also co-edited the Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Rights (MacMillan, in press).

Recent publications on moral psychology:
 
Responses to critics in two symposia on Emotion and virtue (2020):

              engaging critical comments by Rachel Barney and Christian Miller
              engaging critical comments by Roger Crisp, Julia Driver, Justin D'Arms, and Mauro Rossi

Recent publications on rights or human rights:
Recent publications in bioethics:


But not everything belongs to a theme:


VIDEOS

Emotion and virtue, précis.”  Author-meets-critics panel.  APA, Central Division Meeting. 2021.
"What is courage?"  Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University. 2019.
"Should virtue be taught?"  Character Project Conference, Wake Forest University. 2015.


Paper links on this page connect to page proofs.  For published versions of articles, see my curriculum vitae, although those links may require a subscription.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Crown University Distinguished Professor in Ethics · 2008 - Present Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Philosophy · 2008 - Present Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in Medicine · 2008 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2017 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published November 1, 2020
November Books: Gopal Sreenivasan "Emotion and Virtue"

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Recent Publications


Three concepts of legitimacy

Chapter · April 30, 2024 Full text Cite

Courage, Consistency, and Other Conundra

Journal Article Criminal Law and Philosophy · April 1, 2024 I am very grateful to Rachel Barney and Christian Miller for their helpful and challenging comments on my book, Emotion and Virtue (Princeton, 2020). My response aims first to clarify and then to fortify my position on some of the many excellent points the ... Full text Cite

Rights against the world

Journal Article Analysis (United Kingdom) · April 1, 2024 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1993 Ph.D.