Jiyao Tang headshot

Graduate Student in Residence

jiyao@ucsb.edu

South Hall 5706

About

Research Interests:

  • Philosophy of Action
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Aristotle
  • German Idealism & Phenomenology

Education:

BA Oberlin College, Philosophy, Politics, and East Asian Studies 2019

MA University of Chicago, Philosophy, 2020

Research:

Topics I’ve been thinking about lately include: practical knowledge and practical syllogism, the concept of pleasure and its ethical and practical significance, and ethical criticism in literature.

Bio:

Jiyao Tang (Chi-yao T’ang) brews coffee, plays tennis, and consumes novels. He also oversees the Eileen Chang scholarship in Sinology.