Jizhang Yi

Jizhang Yi recently earned his PhD in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Toronto. His philosophical interests focus on questions that figure both in Western and Eastern and ancient and contemporary discussions: What is truth (i.e., Veritas, Aletheia, Satya, Dao, Dharma, Way, Life, etc.)? What does it mean to know the truth? What is the role of truth in decision-making and disagreement? He is currently working on revising papers based on his PhD dissertation––a philosophical investigation of Kierkegaard’s approach to truth in relation to Chan Buddhist thought represented by Huineng (638–713). He has received several prestigious awards and scholarships, including Ontario Graduate Scholarship, C. Douglas Jay Scholarship, and the Honourable H. H. Clark Junior Fellowship.