Wenyang Gao

Graduate Associate

Political Science Department
Brown University

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Website: Personal / faculty page

Biography

Wenyang Gao is a PhD candidate in political theory in the Political Science Department at Brown University. Her research explores eco-virtues that can cultivate ecological citizens who live a free and meaningful life by drawing insights from Confucian philosopher Mencius. Broadly, Wenyang's research interests focus on the concept of citizenship in relation to questions of political ethics, civic virtue, identity, political judgment, and theories of freedom.

Selected publications

Article · 2026 Intergenerational Responsibility: A Mencian Virtue-Based Account Philosophia
Article · 2026 Jing (敬) and Respect Comparative Philosophy Clarifies the Confucian idea of jing (respect) as a state of mind, a feeling and a form of conduct.
Article · 2025 The virtues of ecological citizenship Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy

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