Daniel J. Stephens

PhD

Stephens.

Daniel J. Stephens

PhD

Daniel J. Stephens

PhD

Assistant Professor

Areas of Specialization

Chinese Philosophy; Ethics; Moral Psychology; Social and Political Philosophy; Epistemology.

Education

PhD, Duke University

Areas of Specialization

Chinese Philosophy; Ethics; Moral Psychology; Social and Political Philosophy; Epistemology.

Office Hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00am-11:00am; or as arranged.

Courses Taught

  • Science and Religion
  • Eastern Philosophy
  • Chinese Philosophy

Selected Publications

  • "A minimal standard of democratic competence" (with Alexandra Oprea) Politics, Philosophy & Economics (Online First; published online September 2024)
  • “Intellectual Charisma” Philosopher’s Imprint (2022).
  • “Later Mohist Ethics and Philosophical Progress in Ancient China” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Vol. 29, Iss. 3, May 2021, pp. 394-414
  • “Confucian Ethics and the Practical Value of Roles” Philosophy East and West, Vol. 68, Iss. 3, July 2018, pp. 909-928. 
  • “Realism and Conventionalism in Later Mohist Semantics” Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, Vol. 16, October 2017, pp. 521-542.