Subjectivity and Selfhood in Chinese Philosophy: Phenomenological, Comparative and Historical Perspectives

Human beings have always been concerned with fundamental questions about their selves, including the deeply personal nature of human experience. The goal of this volume is to rethink these questions against the backdrop of the Chinese philosophical traditions, covering the ideas of major thinkers from Classical to late imperial China.

Kai Marchal is an Associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at National Chengchi University in Taipei. His most recent publication is a monograph in German: Im Spiegel der All-Einheit. Selbst- und Weltbezug im chinesischen Mittelalter (Klostermann Publisher, 2024). Ellie Hua Wang is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. She has published papers on early Confucianism and cross-cultural studies in ethics, moral psychology, and metaethics. Her current work focuses on ritual and its role in ethical transformation.