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 & Lectures

• 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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