Chandra Sripada is a philosopher and psychiatrist at the University of Michigan whose work spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, and empirical psychiatry. He is known for his research on free will, self-control, and mental disorder, arguing that these phenomena require integrated treatment of both metaphysical and normative considerations. His approach is distinctive in drawing on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychiatry to ground philosophical claims about agency and responsibility.
Developed empirically-informed accounts of free will and moral responsibility
Advanced influential theories of self-control as a capacity central to agency
Argued that free will debates are inextricably tied to both metaphysical and ethical questions
Applied philosophy of action to the understanding of mental disorder and diminished responsibility
Contributed to the literature on the nature of the self using neuroscientific frameworks
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