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
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.08
David McCarthy
Associate ProfessorM.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (USC)Ethics, Decision Theory, Philosophy of Probability, EpistemologyEmail: mccarthy@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.12
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
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.10
Jennifer Nado (Undergraduate Coordinator)
Associate ProfessorB.A. (Pomona), Ph.D. (Rutgers)Metaphilosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of PsychologyEmail: nado@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.05
Joe Lau (Undergraduate Coordinator)
Associate ProfessorB.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (MIT)Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Critical ThinkingEmail: jyflau@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.15
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
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.17
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
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.12
Anna Chan
Executive Assistant (Postgraduate MAAIES & MAPPE matters) Email: clyanna@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 10.12
Apple Chong
Executive Assistant (Undergraduate matters) Email: appleclp@hku.hk
Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, Room 9.01
Lily Lam
RPG (M.Phil. and the Ph.D matters)
Email: artspg@hku.hk