His research is located at the intersection of ethics, cognitive science, and Chinese philosophy. He is currently working on a book-length treatment of the moral psychology of Confucius and its relevance for contemporary normative ethics. He spent the fall of 2006 as a Visiting Scholar at the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Sarkissian holds a BA in Philosophy and a Masters in East Asian Studies from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Philosophy from Duke University. He resides in Brooklyn.