Vishnu Sridharan (PhD, USC, 2022; JD, Stanford Law School, 2009) joined the Department in 2024 and works at the intersection of decision theory, normative ethics, and philosophy of law. Building on his prior work with nonprofits and community organizations devoted to racial and economic justice, he has a particular interest in the ways in which U.S. history ought to influence current law and policy.
Value Theory
The Wrong Understanding of Praise (2023). Erkenntnis.
Two Faces of Rationality (2020). Synthese.
Philosophy of Law
The Case Against Unanimous Jury Requirements (2022). Journal of Political Philosophy.
Statistical Evidence and Incentives in the Law (2021). Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous, with John Hawthorne and Yoaav Isaacs.
Social and Political Philosophy
Procedural Chances and the Equality of Claims (2023). Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.
Here, There, or Delaware? How Corporate Threats Distort Democracy (2022). Philosophy, Politics & Economics, with Athmeya Jayaram.