I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at National Taiwan University and the current Co-director of the NTU Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center). Born and raised in Hong Kong, I acquired my PhD from the University of Sydney in 2017, following a First Class BA Honours from Monash University in 2011. My academic focus lies in the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion, with a particular emphasis on the philosophical worldview of metaphysical naturalism. This involves the exploration of themes like qualia and consciousness, the metaphysical nature of matter (especially its intrinsic and categoric…
I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at National Taiwan University and the current Co-director of the NTU Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center). Born and raised in Hong Kong, I acquired my PhD from the University of Sydney in 2017, following a First Class BA Honours from Monash University in 2011. My academic focus lies in the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion, with a particular emphasis on the philosophical worldview of metaphysical naturalism. This involves the exploration of themes like qualia and consciousness, the metaphysical nature of matter (especially its intrinsic and categorical properties), and the characterisation of naturalism and physicalism. Apart from the discussions concerning the nature and setups of naturalism, I maintain an interest in its dialogue with historical metaphysics (esp. from the 17th to the 20th century) and various forms of non-naturalisms (e.g. idealism and theism). Recently, I have developed an interest in issues related to artificial intelligence.
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