Areas of Specialization

Primary          Ancient Greek Philosophy, Plato, Aristotle.

Secondary      Classical and Homeric Greek Teaching, Latin Teaching.

EMPLOYMENT

2018-present Tenured Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

2011-2018      Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

EDUCATION

2003-2011      Ph.D. in Philosophy. Joint Graduate Program in Ancient Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, the United States. Dissertation: “Making A Change—Aristotle on Poiêsis, Kinêsis and Energeia.” Dissertation Committee Members: Prof. R. Jim Hankinson (Supervisor), Prof. Stephen A. White (Supervisor), Prof. Paul Woodruff, Prof. Alexander P. D. Mourelatos, and Prof. Robert Koons.

1997-2000       M.A. in Philosophy. National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

1992-1997       B.A. in Laws. National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

Publications

Forthcoming  亞里斯多德《靈魂論》的現代意涵, 華文百科全書辭條

2018.07           “Aristotle on Imagination (亞里斯多德論構想力),” National Chengchi University Philosophical Journal (國立政治大學哲學學報, THCI Core journal), 40: 47-96. (Published in Chinese)

2017.10           “How Does Air Receive Color? Aristotle on the Medium, Light, and Vision (空氣如何容受顏色？--亞里斯多德論中介物、光、與視覺),” National Taiwan University Philosophical Review (國立台灣大學哲學論評, THCI Core journal) 54: 83-128. (Published in Chinese)

2017.04           “A Hylomorphic Reading of Non-Genuine Qualitative Changes in Aristotle’s Physics VII.3,” Apeiron (A Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science, De Gruyter) 50(2): 247-275. (Published in English) (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/apeiron-2015-0082/html)

Courses Taught

Graduate Level                                Ancient Greek Philosophy, Plato, Aristotle.

Undergraduate Level                     Ancient Greek Philosophy, Classical and Homeric Greek, Latin.

HONORS AND RESEARCH FUNDS

2021-2022     Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Philosophy, Brown University, US, under the supervision of Professor Mary Louise Gill

2020.03         The 2020-2021 Senior Fulbright Research Grant (deferred to 2021-2022, due to the pandemic). 

2019.12          The 2020-2021 MOST Research Grant (科技部補助科學與技術人員國外短期研究一年) (deferred to 2021-2022, due to the pandemic).

2019.08           High Quality Research Award at National Tsing Hua University. (清華大學優良學者獎勵)

2018-2021      MOST Research Project “Place, Void, and Path of Change: Aristotle on Locomotion,” Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan Government. (科技部專題研究計畫三年期) 

2018-2019      Flexible Salary for Outstanding Faculty and Research Staff at National Tsing Hua University. (清華大學現職績優研究人員獎勵一年) 

2015-2017      MOST Library Books Purchase Project in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan Government. (科技部古希臘哲學圖書計畫兩年期，核定經費總額新台幣6,048,000元) 

2014-2017      MOST Research Project “On Perception, Imagination, and Understanding: Revisiting Aristotle's De Anima,” Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan Government. (科技部專題研究計畫三年期) 

2013-2014      MOST Library Books Purchase Project in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan Government. (科技部古希臘哲學圖書計畫一年期，核定經費總額新台幣2,867,000元) 

2011-2014      Outstanding Newly-Appointed Assistant Professor at National Tsing Hua University (清華大學激勵優秀新聘助理教授獎勵三年) 

2008-2009      The Dissertation Scholarship of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange. (蔣經國國際學術交流基金會博士論文獎學金一年)

2006-2008      The Scholarship for Studying Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan Government. (教育部公費留學獎學金兩年) 

2000.10           The 2001-2002 Fulbright-Hays Study Grant, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, Fulbright Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan. (學術交流基金會傅爾布萊特獎助金一年) 

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS

2020.02           “Natural Place or Ordinary Place? On Aristotle's Physics 4.8” London Ancient Science Conference. University College London, London, UK. (Accepted)

2019.02           “Aristotle on Place: a Non-Global Interpretation.” London Ancient Science Conference. University College London, London, UK. (Delivered in English)

2018.01           “An Attempt for a Unified Account of Actuality and Potentiality: on Aristotle's Metaphysics IX.6, 1048a31-1048b9.” Ancient Philosophy Workshop on Language and Reality in Ancient Philosophy. University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. (Delivered in English)

2017.11           “Aristotle on Topos (亞里斯多德論空間).” Annual Meeting of Taiwan Philosophical Association. Taipei, Taiwan. (Delivered in Chinese)

2016.10           “Presence of the Thing: on Aristotle’s Metaphysics IX.6.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy. Fordham University, New York City, US. (Delivered in English)

2016.02           “Why Is Building a House not a Genuine Qualitative Change?--On Aristotle’s Physics VII.3.” London Ancient Science Conference. University College London, London, UK. (Delivered in English)

2015.11           “Aristotle on Phantasia (亞里斯多德論構想力).” Annual Meeting of Taiwan Philosophical Association. Taipei, Taiwan. (Delivered in Chinese)

2015.03          “A Hylomorphic Proposal of an Aristotelian Event.” NTHU-KYOTO Workshop on Philosophy for Young Scholars. National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan. (Delivered in English)

2013.10          “A Much-Less-Decisive Role of Desire and Choice in Aristotle’s Metaphysics IX.2 and IX.5.” Annual Meeting of Taiwan Philosophical Association. Hsinchu, Taiwan. (Delivered in Chinese)

2013.08          “Making Sense of τὸ ὑπάρχειν τὸ πρᾶγμα: on Actuality and Potentiality in Aristotle’s Metaphysics IX.6.” The Korean Society of Analytic Philosophy 2013 International Summer Conference. Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. (Delivered in English)

2012.10           “Aristotle on Light and Sight (亞里斯多德論光與視覺).” Annual Meeting of Taiwan Philosophical Association. Taipei, Taiwan. (Delivered in Chinese)

2012.07           “A Hylomorphic Proposal of an Aristotelian Event.” Annual Conference of Australasian Association of Philosophy. Wollongong, Australasia. (Delivered in English)

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

2011-present         Member of the Society of Ancient Greek Philosophy, U.S.

2011-present         Member of Taiwan Philosophical Association, Taiwan.

2011-present         Organizer of the Panel Discussions on Ancient Greek Philosophy. Annual Meetings of Taiwan Philosophical Association, Taiwan.

2011-present         Journal article reviewer of National Taiwan University Philosophical Review (國立台灣大學哲學論評), National Chengchi University Philosophical Journal (國立政治大學哲學學報), Soochow Journal of Philosophical Studies (東吳哲學學報), and SOCIETAS: A Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs (政治與社會哲學論評).