Xinyan Jiang
About Dr. Jiang
Professor Xinyan Jiang has been teaching philosophy at the University of Redlands since 2000. Trained in both Chinese and Western philosophy, she has focused her research on Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy, ethics, and feminism. Besides publishing numerous scholarly articles and several book chapters, she is also the author of two books and the editor of two anthologies. She was the founding chair of the Committee on Asian/Asian American Philosophers and Philosophies of the American Philosophical Association (1998-2002). She was also Secretary (1996-2000) of the Association of Chinese Philosophers in North America, and Deputy Executive Director (2007-2011, 2020- present) and Treasurer (2002-2011) of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy.
Education
- B.A and M.A. in philosophy, Peking University (Beijing University 北京大学)
- Ph.D. in philosophy, University of Cincinnati.
Professional Background
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Lecturer (equivalent of Assistant Professor in the U.S.A.), Peking University
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Visiting scholar, St. Andrews University, Scotland
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Visting Scholar, Harvard University
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Visiting Instructor, Gonzaga University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
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Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University
Publications
John Stuart Mill: For the Well-being of Mankind (Beijing: Jiuzhou Press, 2013).
Chinese Philosophy in the English Speaking World, ed. (Beijing: China's People's University Press, 2009).
The Examined Life: Chinese Perspectives, ed. (Binghamton: Global Publications at State University of New York, 2002).
"Zhang Dongsun: Pluralist Epistemology and Chinese Philosophy," in Nick Bunnin and Cheng Chung-ying eds. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy (Oxford: Blackwell 2002).
"The Dilemma Faced by Chinese Feminists," Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 15:3 (Summer 2000).
"What Kind of Knowledge Does A Weak-willed Person Have?" Philosophy East and West 50:2 (April 2000).
"What Kind of Knowledge Does A Weak-willed Person Have?" Philosophy East and West 50:2 (April 2000).
"The Law of Non-Contradiction and Chinese Philosophy," History and Philosophy of Logic, 13:1 (January 1992): 1-14.
Awards and service
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The 2015-2016 Award for Outstanding Research/Creative Activity, University of Redlands
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NEH Grant for 2015 Summer Institute, "Buddhist Asia: Traditions, Transmissions and Transformations," the East-West Center (May-June 2015).
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The 2001-2002 Award for Outstanding Research/Creative Activity, University of Redlands.
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NEH Grant for 2001 Summer Institute, "Continuities and Crises: The Interplay of Religion and Politics in China," the University of Hawaii and the East-West Center (June-July, 2001).
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Charles Phelps Taft Graduate Fellowships for 1992-1993, and 1993-1994, University of Cincinnati.
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Sino-British Friendship Scholarship (October 1987-January 1989), the Chinese State Education Commission and the British Council.