Full-time Teaching Staff

Amit Chaturvedi

Assistant ProfessorB.A. (Tufts), M.A., Ph.D. (Hawai’i)Indian and Buddhist Philosophy, Philosophy of MindEmail: amitc@hku.hk

Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.09


Boris Babic

Associate Professor
HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science and Department of PhilosophyBA (York University); JD (Harvard Law School); MA, MSc, Phd (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)Associate Professor (by courtesy)
Faculty of Law, HKU
Law and Ethics of AI, Bayesian Statistics, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Legal PhilosophyEmail: babic@hku.hk

Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.03


Brian Wong

Assistant ProfessorM.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 InjusticeEmail: bwongys@hku.hk

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David McCarthy

Associate ProfessorM.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (USC)Ethics, Decision Theory, Philosophy of Probability, EpistemologyEmail: mccarthy@hku.hk

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Herman Cappelen

Chair ProfessorB.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Metaphilosophy, Philosophy of Language, Conceptual Engineering, Metaphysics, Philosophy of MindEmail: herman.cappelen@gmail.com

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Jennifer Nado (Undergraduate Coordinator)

Associate ProfessorB.A. (Pomona), Ph.D. (Rutgers)Metaphilosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of PsychologyEmail: nado@hku.hk

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Joe Lau (Undergraduate Coordinator)

Associate ProfessorB.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (MIT)Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Critical ThinkingEmail: jyflau@hku.hk

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Justin Tiwald

ProfessorB.A. (Carleton College), Ph.D. (University of Chicago)Chinese Philosophy, Political Philosophy, EthicsEmail: jtiwald@hku.hk

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Max Deutsch

ProfessorB.A. (UCSB), M.A. (UC Berkeley), Ph.D. (Rutgers)Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophical MethodsEmail: maxdeutsch@hku.hk

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Nathaniel (Nate) Sharadin (Seminar Convenor)

Assistant ProfessorB.A. (Pittsburgh), M.A. (UWM, UNC), Ph.D. (UNC)Ethics, EpistemologyEmail: sharadin@hku.hk

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Rachel Sterken (Department Chairperson)

Associate ProfessorB.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Amsterdam), Ph.D. (St Andrews/Oslo)Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, MetaphysicsEmail: rachel.sterken@gmail.com

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Simon Goldstein (Postgraduate Coordinator)

Associate Professor (Postgraduate Coordinator)(BA) Yale University, (PhD) Rutgers UniversityAI safety, epistemology, and philosophy of languageEmail: sgold@hku.hk

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Professors of Philosophy by Courtesy

Daniel Bell

Professor, CHAIR OF POLITICAL THEORYProfessor, Chair of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served as Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University (Qingdao) from 2017 to 2022.Comparative political theory, Confucianism and LegalismEmail: dabell@hku.hk

Room 816, Cheng Yu Tung Tower


Post-doctoral Fellow

Frank Hong

Post-doctoral FellowB.A. (University of British Columbia), M.A (University of Toronto), Ph.D (University of Southern California)Epistemology, Decision Theory, Applied Ethics (global priorities research and AI ethics), Philosophy of AI, Philosophy of Language

Email: franksho@hku.hk


Lecturers and Tutors

Michael Johnson

LecturerB.A. (U Texas Austin), Ph.D. (Rutgers)Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science

Email: michael.dracula.johnson@gmail.com


Arthur Chin

Assistant LecturerB.A. (HKU), Ph.D. (HKU)Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking

Email: arthurchin2@yahoo.com.hk


Calvin K. W. Kwok

Assistant LecturerB.A. (Lingnan), M.Phil. (Lingnan), Ph.D. (HKU)Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception, Analytic AestheticsEmail: ckkw@connect.hku.hk


David Villena

Assistant LecturerB.A. (UNMSM), M.A. (UNMSM), Ph.D. (Lingnan)Philosophy and ethics of digital technologies and AI, Philosophy of mind and psychology, Philosophy of language, Applied ethics

Email: dvillena@hku.hk


Ka Ho Lam

Assistant LecturerB.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU), Ph.D. (Alberta)Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language

Email: kaho2@hku.hk


Ying Heng

TutorMSc(LSE), Ph.D. (HKU)Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Social and Political Philosophy

Email: yingh330@connect.hku.hk


Felix Yeung

TutorBSc (HKU), MPhil (HKU), PhD Candidate (Essex)Critical theory, Ethics and Social theory of Artificial Intelligence, Neoliberalism, Psychoanalytic Theory, Psychosocial Studies

Email: fyxshosty@hotmail.com


Harold Ng

TutorB.A. (CUHK), M.Phil. (CUHK)Chinese Pre-Qin Philosophy, Zhuangzi, Han Feizi, Comparative Philosophy, Political Philosophy

Email: harold-ng@live.com


Novia Wong

TutorB.A. (HKU), M.Phil. (HKU)

Email: Novia.wong@gmail.com


Tim Li

TutorB.A. (CUHK), M.A.R. (Yale), M.Phil. (CUHK)Moral Psychology

Email: timkwl@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

Erica Lam

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

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Kelly Lee

Executive Assistant (Postgraduate MAAIES, MAPPE & Admin. matters) Email: leekelly@hku.hk

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Anna Chan

Executive Assistant (Postgraduate MAAIES & MAPPE matters) Email: clyanna@hku.hk

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Apple Chong

Executive Assistant (Undergraduate matters) Email: appleclp@hku.hk

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Lily Lam

RPG (M.Phil. and the Ph.D matters)

Email: artspg@hku.hk