Staff Directory

Robert Allinson, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Phone: 949-480-4030
Fax: 949-480-4264
Email: rallinson@soka.edu
Education
- Ph. D., Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin with Highest Distinction in Metaphysics and Epistemology, Doctoral Advisor, Charles Hartshorne,'The Leading Metaphysician of the Twentieth Century', Encyclopaedia Britannica
- M. A., Literature, The University of Texas at Austin
- B. A., Philosophy and Literature, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale with Great Distinction, Honours Program
Positions Held
- At SUA since 2004
- 1977 - 2004, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2001, Visiting Professor, Waseda University
- 1998, Nordic Fellow, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen
- 1988, Visiting Professor, Peking University
- 1988, Visiting Professor, Fudan University
- 1983, Visiting Scholar, Soka Univeristy of Japan
Research Interests
- Original philosophy
- Eastern and Western Integrative Philosophy
- Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics
Selected Papers, Publications, Presentations, & Exhibits
- Saving Human Lives, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005
- Chuang-Tzu for Spiritual Transformation, Jiangsu People's Press, Chinese translation, 2004; Korean translation, 2004; CD-ROM, Boulder, 2000
- Understanding the Chinese Mind, Oxford University Press, 2000, Tenth Impression
- Chuang-Tzu for Spiritual Transformation, State University of New York at Albany, 1996, Sixth Impression
- Global Disasters, Prentice-Hall, 1994
- Contemporary Perspectives, East and West, Chinese University Press, 1988
- "Intercultural Hermeneutics," Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, 2003
- "The General and the Master," Revue Internationale de Philosophie, 2004
- Public Lecture, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 2004
- Science and Prestige Lecture, University of Canterbury, 2001
Courses Taught at SUA
- Advanced Topics in Philosophy
- Philosophy East and West
- Ethical Frameworks
Selected Honors & Awards
- Nominator, Kyoto Prize for Humanities, in Ethics and Thought, 2004
- Erskine Fellow, The University of Canterbury, 2001
- Visiting Fellow, Yale University, The Graduate School of Arts and Science, Department of Philosophy, 1997
- Visiting Fellow, Oxford University, 1991
- Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University, 1987
- Associate Member, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1987
- Academy of American Poet's Award,.Honorable Mention, Octavio Paz, Nobel laureate, Judge, 1979
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