Overview

I have presented my research at conferences, workshops, and department colloquia across East Asia, Europe, and North America. The timeline below lists my talks from the most recent, distinguishing invited talks, refereed presentations, and other talks.

Invited talks · 6Refereed presentations · 24Other talks · 9
Talks and Presentations
2027
Refereed presentation · Feb Upcoming
“Is religious value reducible to moral, epistemic, and aesthetic value?”
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention · Philadelphia
2026
Invited talk · Nov Upcoming
“From the Made to the Making”
The Humanities at a Turning Point · East China Normal University, Shanghai
Refereed presentation · Nov Upcoming
“The Zhuangzi on Vagueness”
Timothy Williamson Encountering Chinese Philosophy · Fudan University, Shanghai
Invited talk · Oct
“LLMs and the Tangling of the Mind”
Philosophy & AI 5 Workshop · Hokkaido University, Sapporo
Refereed presentation · Sep
“Zhuangzi and Nishida on the Creative Process”
European Network of Japanese Philosophy, 10th Conference · Akita International University, Akita
Talk · Jul
“Is the Theory of Pure Experience Compatible with Analytic Philosophy of Perception?”
The Kyoto School and Phenomenology in Contemporary Context · Hokkaido University, Sapporo
Talk · May
“Ontic Plenitude and Indeterminacy in the Zhuangzi”
(Me)ontology and Metaphysics in the Zhuangzi · Sihaiweixue (Collaborative Learning), Online
Refereed presentation · Apr
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, Symposium: “Daoism” · Online
Talk · Mar
“Mental Poiesis”
Department Talk · Hokkaido University, Sapporo
2025
Refereed presentation · Sep
“Making Oneself Like the Creator”
British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, 16th Conference · University of Oxford, Oxford
Refereed presentation · Aug
“The Logic of Ideal Agency in the Zhuangzi”
International Society of East Asian Philosophy, 5th Conference · National Chengchi University, Taipei
Refereed presentation · Aug
“The Metaphysics of Creation in the Daodejing”
Asian Society for Philosophy of Religion, Inaugural Conference · Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Refereed presentation · Jun
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
European Association for Chinese Philosophy, 5th Biennial Conference · University of Iceland, Reykjavík
Talk · Jun
“The Logic of Ideal Agency in the Zhuangzi”
Department Workshop · National Taiwan University, Taipei
Invited talk · Apr
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
Department Colloquium · National Taiwan University, Taipei
Invited talk · Apr
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
Department Colloquium · Soochow University, Taipei
Refereed presentation · Mar
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
Roots and Branches · East China Normal University, Shanghai
Talk · Jan
“The Beauty of Grimacing Xishi: Aesthetic Value and Agency in the Zhuangzi”
Aesthetics Graduate Seminar · University of British Columbia, Vancouver
2024
Refereed presentation · Dec
“A Daoist Theory of Creativity”
International Society of East Asian Philosophy, 4th Conference · Fukuoka University, Fukuoka
Refereed presentation · Sep
“The Beauty of Grimacing Xishi: Aesthetic Value and Agency in the Zhuangzi”
British Society of Aesthetics, Annual Conference · University of Oxford, Oxford
Refereed presentation · Aug
“The Beauty of Grimacing Xishi: Aesthetic Value and Agency in the Zhuangzi”
25th World Congress of Philosophy · Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
Invited talk · Apr
“The Metaphysics of Creation in the Daodejing”
Asian Philosophy Workshop: Chinese Metaphysics · Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Refereed presentation · Mar
“The Beauty of Grimacing Xishi: Aesthetic Value and Agency in the Zhuangzi”
American Society for Aesthetics, Pacific Division Meeting · Berkeley
Refereed presentation · Feb
“The Root of Truth Words”
American Philosophical Association, 121st Central Division Meeting · New Orleans
2023
Refereed presentation · Sep
“Two Kinds of Transformational Creativity in Daoist Philosophy”
International Society of East Asian Philosophy, 3rd Conference · University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Refereed presentation · Sep
“The Root of Truth Words”
European Network of Japanese Philosophy, 7th Conference · University College Cork, Cork
Refereed presentation · Aug
“Beyond Free Will: Wuwei and Creative Freedom in Daoist Philosophy”
Free Will in the Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology · Ohio Northern University, Online
Refereed presentation · Jun
“Dancing with the Dao: Wuwei and Divine Creativity”
5th International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life · Tohoku University, Online
Refereed presentation · Apr
“A God That Enjoys Our Suffering? The Problem of Evil in Pratyabhijñā Theism”
The Problem of Evil and Suffering · Waseda University, Tokyo
Refereed presentation · Mar
“Unlimited Nature: A Śaivist Model of Divine Greatness”
Philosophy of Religion in Asia · Yonsei University, Seoul
Refereed presentation · Mar
“Nothingness in Consciousness: A Metaphysics of Radical Creativity”
17th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought · York University, Toronto
2022
Talk · Dec
“Continuism”
Graduate Colloquium · University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Talk · Nov
“The Hard Problem of Consciousness”
Green College Members’ Series · Green College, Vancouver
Talk · Jul
“Towards a Buddhist Theism”
Demystifying Chan (Japanese: Zen) Buddhism · Ghent University, Ghent
Refereed presentation · May
“Can We Move to a Cross-Cultural Perfect Being Theology?”
Philosophy of Religion Incubator II · Princeton University, Online
Refereed presentation · Mar
“Can We Move to a Cross-Cultural Perfect Being Theology?”
New Ways of Doing Philosophy of Religion · University of Birmingham, Birmingham
Talk · Feb
“Rethinking God’s Greatness”
Graduate Colloquium · University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Talk · Feb
“Rethinking God’s Greatness”
Green College Members’ Series · Green College, Vancouver
2021
Refereed presentation · Jun
“Kūkai’s View of the Deity as Language”
The Existence and Nature of God and Other Deities · University of Birmingham, Online