DOMINICK COOPER
dcooper@trincoll.edu | PhilPeople

Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. I finished my PhD in Philosophy at Georgetown University in 2025. 

I specialize in moral and political philosophy. Many of my interests in ethical theory, political philosophy, and social theory coalesce around questions about human flourishing in capitalism. 

In my dissertation, I develop a critical reconstruction of Marx's view of human flourishing that can help us understand the value and significance of unalienated labor, both in Marx's own writings (particularly the Grundirsse and Capital) and for moral and political questions we have today. 

My research seeks to expand on different themes in freedom, alienation, and flourishing from a Marxist perspective. I am currently working on applying these themes to questions about animal exploitation and liberation.