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10Roles and the ethical lifeDissertation, Baylor University. 2018.Role ethics, broadly speaking, is a normative ethical theory that has a prominent emphasis on roles. Although it was prominent in ancient cultures, such as in China and Greece, role ethics waned during the Enlightenment era. Not until very recently has role ethics been articulated in its own terms. Among current discussions on roles, the most systematic role ethics are Confucian role ethics, Epictetus’ role ethics, Sarah Harper’s rolecentered morality and Jeremy Evans’ role ethics. They are my p…Read more
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42The 20-Kilometer UniversityTheory, Culture and Society 28 (7-8): 287-320. 2011.This piece presents the work of academics and architects in a collaborative venture. It provides an architectural design and a series of statements towards the hypothetical creation of an unconventional city centre in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The idea is to create a linear university that would run the 20-kilometer length of the Shenzhen Strip: the 20K university. The contributors outline, in the diversity of their idioms, a complex spatial condition fundamental to life, and demonstrate new…Read more
Mengyao Yan
Baylor University
Indiana University--Purdue University Columbus
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Indiana University--Purdue University ColumbusAdjunct (Part-time)
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Religion |
Applied Ethics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |