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

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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

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Amit Chaturvedi

Assistant Professor
B.A. (Tufts), M.A., Ph.D. (Hawai'i)
Indian and Buddhist Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Email: amitc@hku.hk

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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
Email: bwongys@hku.hk

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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

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Joe Lau

Associate Professor
B.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (MIT)
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking
Email: jyflau@hku.hk

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David McCarthy

Associate Professor
M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (USC)
Ethics, Decision Theory, Philosophy of Probability, Epistemology
Email: mccarthy@hku.hk

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Jennifer Nado

Associate Professor
B.A. (Pomona), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Metaphilosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Psychology
Email: nado@hku.hk

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Nathaniel (Nate) Sharadin (Seminar Convenor)

Assistant Professor
B.A. (Pittsburgh), M.A. (UWM, UNC), Ph.D. (UNC)
Ethics, Epistemology
Email: sharadin@hku.hk

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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

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Justin Tiwald

Professor
B.A. (Carleton College), Ph.D. (University of Chicago)
Chinese Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Ethics
Email: jtiwald@hku.hk

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Adjunct Teaching Staff and Tutors

Wen Shan Chan

Tutor
B.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU)
Metaphysics, Kant
Email: cwenshan@connect.hku.hk

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
Email: michael.dracula.johnson@gmail.com

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

Tim Li

Tutor
B.A. (CUHK), M.A.R. (Yale), M.Phil. (CUHK)
Moral Psychology
Email: timkwl@hku.hk

Novia Wong

Tutor
B.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU)
Email: Novia.wong@gmail.com

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

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Kelly Lee

Executive Assistant (Other matters)
Email: leekelly@hku.hk

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Erica Lam

Executive Officer (Postgraduate matters)
Email: ericalss@hku.hk

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