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Professor Fraser, Christopher James 方克濤

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Professor (by courtesy) in the School of Humanities (Philosophy)
Professor
Hon-Yin and Suet-Fong Chan Professor in Chinese

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Professor Fraser, Christopher James 方克濤

Title:
Professor (by courtesy) in the School of Humanities (Philosophy)
Professor
Hon-Yin and Suet-Fong Chan Professor in Chinese

Faculty:

Also Cited As:
Fraser, Christopher J
Fraser, Chris
Fraser, C

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
Yale UniversityBA
National Taiwan UniversityMA
The University of Hong KongPhD
Biography

Chris Fraser’s published work focuses on early Chinese philosophy, covering topics in philosophy of language and logic, philosophy of mind, epistemology, action theory, ethics, metaethics, and political philosophy. Of late, he has also been working on metaethics and political philosophy in Song, Ming, and Qing dynasty thought.

His most recent book is Zhuangzi: Ways of Wandering the Way (Oxford, 2024). Another recent book is Late Classical Chinese Thought (Oxford, 2023). He has a new translation of Zhuangzi forthcoming (Oxford, 2024).

Before joining the School of Chinese, he was Vice-Chancellor Visiting Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and from 2021-24 he held the Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture at the University of Toronto. Previously he was Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Philosophy at HKU.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
1999-12-01Li Ka Shing Prize (1997-1999)
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