Associate Professor
Current Position
Associate Professor, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
Deputy Director of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Dialectics of Nature Research Association
Research Interests
Philosophy of Science, Science Communication, Scientific Culture, The Relationship Between Science and Religion
Courses Taught
Philosophy of Science, Natural Philosophy, Commentary on Western Postmodernist Philosophy, Ethics in Animal Protection
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, East China Normal University, graduated in 1985
MA in Philosophy of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, graduated in 1991
PhD, department of philosophy, Renmin University of China, 1991-1996
Selected Publications
Chinese Book
Harmony between Man and Nature: Staring from Science, 人天逍遥：从科学出发
From the Mirror of Nature to the Web of Belief. Changsha: Hunan Education Press, 1998. (Volume 1 of Chinese Philosophy of Science Series)
Chinese Papers
1. “Science Communication and Scientific Culture Research – From the Battle of Juxianzhuang.” The History of Science Communication
2. “Reproducibility and its assumptions.” Research on Dialectics of Nature. 2002(4):
3. “Weaving the Web of Metaphors and Beliefs.” Journal of Tsinghua University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition). 2003(3):
4. “A brief discussion on the assumptions underlying scientific research rules.” Dialectics of Nature Communications. 2003(3):
5. “Experience, theory, and holism.” Dialectics of Nature Newsletter. 2003(4):
6. “The Dominance of Theory over Experience and Holism: A Study in the Dialectics of Nature.” (To be published).
7. “A Brief Introduction to the Concept of Taixu in Science and Technology”. Fa Yin. 1999(11)
8. “Science, Religion and Modern Cults”. Journal of Harbin Teachers College. 2000(3)
9. “Can the West develop a second Renaissance?” Dharma Sound.2000(5)
10. “What does Zen have to do with motorcycle maintenance?” Buddhism and Science. 2002(2)