James Monroe Taylor Professor in Philosophy, Vassar College
Bryan W. Van Norden is a leading expert on Chinese thought. One of his recent books is Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. He is also the author, translator, or editor of nine other books on Chinese and comparative philosophy, including Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy.
Van Norden is James Monroe Taylor Chair in Philosophy at Vassar College (USA), and Chair Professor in the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University (China).
He is available for presentations, articles, or consultations on Chinese history, philosophy, and current affairs, including but not limited to Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), Buddhism, and their contemporary relevance.
Experience
1995–present
Professor of Chinese Thought and History, Vassar College
2017–present
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor, Yale-NUS College
Education
1991
Stanford University, PhD/Philosophy
1985
University of Pennsylvania, BA/Philosophy
Publications
2017
Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto, Columbia University Press
2014
Readings in Later Chinese Philosophy (co-editor), Hackett Publishing
2011
Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy, Hackett Publishing
2007
Virtue Ethics and Consequentialism in Early Chinese Philosophy, Cambridge University Press
2005
Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (co-editor), Hackett Publishing
2002
Confucius and the Analects: New Essays, Oxford University Press