I am Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining CUHK, I taught at Peking University and Lingnan University. I obtained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.Phil. in Philosophy from Peking University, and a B.A. in Economics from Renmin University of China. I mainly work in philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics, striving to develop a robust version of anti-reductionism about mentality and morality. I have also done research in related areas, such as epistemology (explanation; intuition), philosophy of language (semantic normativity; phenomenal concepts), poli…
I am Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining CUHK, I taught at Peking University and Lingnan University. I obtained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.Phil. in Philosophy from Peking University, and a B.A. in Economics from Renmin University of China. I mainly work in philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics, striving to develop a robust version of anti-reductionism about mentality and morality. I have also done research in related areas, such as epistemology (explanation; intuition), philosophy of language (semantic normativity; phenomenal concepts), political philosophy (liberalism; distributive justice), and comparative philosophy (Confucianism). I am currently working on a five-year project, "An Emergentist Theory of Mind", supported by the RGC Research Fellow Scheme of Hong Kong Research Grants Council.
As a leading Chinese analytic philosopher, my work has regularly appeared in top philosophy journals and stimulated worldwide responses and discussion. My research is listed in the key works of the “Exclusion Problem” entry in the PhilPapers index, and also acknowledged in major reference resources (such as Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Two conferences discussing my philosophical theories were organized in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively. Some of my works have been translated into Chinese by other scholars. I have received the RGC Research Fellow Award in 2021 and the Research Excellence Award of CUHK in 2020.
I always aim to address relatively “big” philosophical issues, putting an equal emphasis on the roles of analysis and synthesis. My work has attempted to reveal the connections among apparently different topics at a deeper level and in a broader context. I have been consciously adopting the methodology of what John Rawls calls "reflective equilibrium", the goal of which is to achieve a satisfactory coherence between particular judgments and general principles.
When not doing philosophy, I have a special interest in reading Classical Chinese poetry. I also enjoy watching English movie and TV series, playing table tennis, and exploring different parts of the world.