Research Projects

Why did Confucianism end up splitting into two wings? I provide a partial, philosophical answer to this question.

The nature of interpersonal influence and how it should impact our self-understanding and our practices.

Filial piety has been a controversial part of Confucian ethics. Is the controversy justified?

Human beings are driven by moral convictions—deeply held beliefs about right and wrong. Should this be a cause for concern?

At least one strand of classical Confucianism is implicitly relativistic, or so I argue

What does the study of folk morality tell us about philosophical metaethics?