About Me
I'm a Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy at Duke University. Most of my research is in ethical theory, broadly construed. I am a methodological naturalist, and use resources from other relevant disciplines to inform my work, such as biology and psychology. I also work in comparative Chinese-Western philosophy and on problems in the history of Chinese philosophy, especially the classical period (ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE). On this website, you can find links to some of my papers, a listing of my presentations, and information about my current research and activities.
Before coming to Duke, I completed an M.A thesis and was in the course of doing a Ph.D. in Chinese intellectual history in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto when I slowly but inevitably drifted back to the philosophical fold. After spending two years as a de facto grad student in Philosophy at the University of Toronto, I made the move to Duke.
Recently, I spent the Fall of 2006 visiting the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I also help direct Duke's nascent Center for Comparative Philosophy, which aims to facilitate dialogue across philosophical traditions.
Starting September 2008, I will be an Asst. Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Baruch College, The City University of New York (CUNY).
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