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James Monroe Taylor Professor in Philosophy, Vassar College

Plato, Confucius and Aristotle. Ancient Greek philosophy is widely taught in American universities, but classes in Chinese philosophy are few and far between. Public domain

July 20, 2017

Why the US doesn’t understand Chinese thought – and must

Bryan W. Van Norden, Yale-NUS College

It’s more important than ever that the U.S. understand China. So why don’t our universities teach Chinese thought?

Plato, Confucius, Aristote. Oxag/Wikimedia

May 19, 2016

Chinese philosophy is missing from U.S. philosophy departments. Should we care?

Bryan W. Van Norden, Vassar College

Among the top 50 philosophy departments in the U.S., only four have a member of their regular faculty teaching Chinese philosophy. Why is this problematic?

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