Full-time Teaching staff

Boris Babic
Associate Professor
BA (York University); JD (Harvard Law School); MA, MSc, Phd (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Law and Ethics of AI, Bayesian Statistics, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Legal Philosophy
Email: babic@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.03

Herman Cappelen
Chair Professor
B.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
Metaphilosophy, Philosophy of Language, Conceptual Engineering, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
Email: herman.cappelen@gmail.com
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.10

Amit Chaturvedi
Assistant Professor
B.A. (Tufts), M.A., Ph.D. (Hawai'i)
Indian and Buddhist Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Email: amitc@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.09

Brian Wong
Assistant Professor
M.A., M.Phil, D.Phil (Oxford)
Rhodes Scholar
Political Philosophy (Authoritarianism, Colonialism, and Responsibilities towards Justice), Applied Ethics (Climate Change, Geopolitics), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Injustice
Political Philosophy (Authoritarianism, Colonialism, and Responsibilities towards Justice), Applied Ethics (Climate Change, Geopolitics), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Injustice
Email: bwongys@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.08

Max Deutsch
Professor
B.A. (UCSB), M.A. (UC Berkeley), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophical Methods
Email: maxdeutsch@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.17

Joe Lau
Associate Professor
B.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (MIT)
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking
Email: jyflau@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.15

David McCarthy
Associate Professor
M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (USC)
Ethics, Decision Theory, Philosophy of Probability, Epistemology
Email: mccarthy@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.12

Jennifer Nado
Associate Professor
B.A. (Pomona), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Metaphilosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Psychology
Email: nado@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.05

Nathaniel (Nate) Sharadin (Seminar Convenor)
Assistant Professor
B.A. (Pittsburgh), M.A. (UWM, UNC), Ph.D. (UNC)
Ethics, Epistemology
Email: sharadin@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.06

Rachel Sterken (Department Chairperson)
Associate Professor
B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Amsterdam), Ph.D. (St Andrews/Oslo)
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics
Email: rachel.sterken@gmail.com
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.01

Justin Tiwald
Professor
B.A. (Carleton College), Ph.D. (University of Chicago)
Chinese Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Ethics
Email: jtiwald@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.07
Adjunct Teaching Staff and Tutors
Maomei Wang
Lecturer
B.A. (SEU), M.Phil. (Lingnan), Ph.D. (HKU)
Formal Epistemology, Decision Theory, Artificial Intelligence
Email: mmmw@connect.hku.hk
Arthur Chin
Assistant Lecturer, Demonstrator
B.A. (HKU), Ph.D. (HKU)
Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking
Email: arthurchin2@yahoo.com.hk
Michael Johnson
Lecturer
B.A. (U Texas Austin), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science
Calvin K. W. Kwok
Adjunct Lecturer
B.A. (Lingnan), M.Phil. (Lingnan), Ph.D. (HKU)
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception, Analytic Aesthetics
Email: ckkw@connect.hku.hk
Felix Yeung
Tutor
B.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU)
Critical Theory, Political Philosophy
Email: fyxshosty@hotmail.com
Ka Ho Lam
Lecturer
B.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language
Email: kaho2@hku.hk
Emeritus Professors
Chad Hansen
Chair Professor of Chinese Philosophy (July 1995 to June 2008)
B.A. (Utah), Ph.D. (Michigan)
Chinese Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Daoism, Chinese Theory of Language, Chinese Theory of Mind, Meta-ethics, Philosophy of Law
Email: chansen@hku.hk
Tim Moore
M.A., D.Phil. (Oxon)
Philosophy of Social Science, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, French Philosophy
Email: fctmoore@hku.hk
Administrative Staff
Apple Chong
Executive Assistant (Undergraduate matters)
Email: appleclp@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 9.01
Kelly Lee
Executive Assistant (Other matters)
Email: leekelly@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.14
Erica Lam
Executive Officer (Postgraduate matters)
Email: ericalss@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.14