• Professor
  • National Ph.D of Philosophy at Chinese Culture University
  • The Five Classics and Their Philosophical Significance、The Book of Changes (Yijing)、Philosophical Developments in the Han Dynasties (Former and Later Han)、Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties (Li Philosophy)、Contemporary Problems in Chinese Philosophy
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Academic Project：Academic Research Materials

Current Positions

  • Professor, Department of Philosophy, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
  • Editorial Board Member, Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Editorial Board Member, Monthly Journal of Philosophy and Culture
  • Editorial Board Member, Tunghai Journal of Philosophy
  • Board Member, Taipei City University of Science and Technology

Academic and Administrative Experience

  • Chair, Department of Philosophy, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Director, Office of Research and Development, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Research Fellow (Adjunct), Center for Chinese-Western Cultural Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Convenor & Committee Member, Department of Humanities, National Open University
  • Board Member, North Taiwan Institute of Science and Technology
  • Board Member, Kwang Wu Institute of Technology
  • Board Member, Kwang Wu College of Industry and Technology
  • Committee Member, Department of Humanities, National Open University

Monographs

  • Fundamentals of Aesthetics: A Scholastic Construct of Aesthetic Theory (2nd ed.), 2011
  • Instructional Methods and Materials for Introduction to Philosophy (2nd ed.), 2011
  • Introduction to Chinese Philosophy (co-authored), 2005
  • Introduction to Philosophy (co-authored), 2004
  • Philosophy for Beginners (co-authored), 2003
  • Introduction to Chinese Culture (co-authored), 2001
  • History of Western Philosophy (co-authored, revised edition), 2000
  • Aesthetics (co-authored, revised edition), 2000
  • University Primer: Opening a Successful College Life (co-authored), 1998
  • PBL Designated Textbook: Introduction to Philosophy, 2015

Selected Journal Articles

  • “Exploring Epistemological Contributions in Taiwanese Neo-Scholasticism,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2015
  • “Pursuing Harmony but Not Similarity: Reflections from Traditional Chinese Philosophy,” Journal of Humanities Therapy, 2014
  • “Jacques Maritain on Art and Habit,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2014
  • “The Influence of Confucian Aesthetics on Classical Chinese Painting Theory,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2013
  • “Describing Aesthetic Experience in Traditional Confucian Thought,” Academic Research, CSSCI, 2013
  • “Aesthetic Experience in Aristotle,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2013
  • “Aesthetic Theory in Wang Wei's Preface on Painting,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2011
  • “Platonism and Artistic Theory in the Renaissance: Ficino and Botticelli,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2009
  • “Harmony in Traditional Chinese Aesthetics,” Philosophy and Culture, A&HCI, 2009
  • “From Eye and Mind to the Heart of Nature: Merleau-Ponty and Guo Xi,” Philosophy and Culture, 2008
  • “The Aesthetic Implication of Zong Bing’s ‘Contemplative Savoring’,” Philosophy and Culture, 2008
  • “Philosophy and PBL: Applying Problem-Based Learning in Aesthetics Courses,” Philosophy and Culture, 2008
  • “From Cognitive to Aesthetic Judgment: Toward a Consciousness-Based Theory of Beauty,” International Journal of Philosophy, 2007

Selected Conference Papers

  • “Harmony of Art and Morality in Confucian Aesthetic View,” Keynote, Center for Asia & Diaspora International Conference, Korea, 2014
  • “Interpretation of the ‘Heart of Mountains and Streams’ through Eye and Mind,” Konkuk University, Korea, 2015
  • “Confucian Aesthetics and Moral Integration,” Nishan Forum on World Civilizations, China, 2014
  • “The Aesthetic Implication of Xunzi’s Thought,” Symposium on Xunzi’s Contemporary Value, China, 2013
  • “Aesthetic Theory in Song Dynasty Landscape Painting: A Study of Guo Xi,” Confucian Thought and Faith, China, 2013
  • “Art Therapy from a Confucian Perspective,” International Conference on Philosophical Counseling and Humanities Healing, Taiwan, 2015

Book Chapters

  • “Aesthetic Experience in Aristotle,” in The Philosopher 2013, People’s Publishing, Beijing, 2014
  • “Development of Aesthetic Thought in Xunzi,” in Studies on Xunzi’s Thought, Qilu Publishing, Jinan, 2015

Non-MOST Funded Teaching Projects

  • 2012: Professional Learning Community for Early Modern Western Thought, MOE Teaching Excellence Project, Fu Jen University
  • 2012: Curriculum Development – History of Modern Western Philosophy, Fu Jen University
  • 2015: Integrating PBL into Core Philosophy Curriculum, Fu Jen University