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Angle, Stephen


Chair, Philosophy
Philosophy Department
860.685.3654
Russell House 216

Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Department
860.685.3654
Russell House 216

Professor, East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies Program
860.685.3654

Tutor, College of Social Studies
College of Social Studies
860.685.3772
East Asian Studies Center 201

BA Yale University
PHD University of Michigan
EMAIL:
sangle@wesleyan.edu
PERSONAL HOME PAGE:
http://sangle.web.wesleyan.edu
WESLEYAN PO BOX:
 Philosophy Department
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
PHIL205 - 01
PHIL341 - 01
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests revolve around various aspects of Chinese moral and political philosophy, including issues that arise when one thinks about the process of comparing Chinese ideas and traditions with the ideas and traditions of other cultures. I focus primarily on post-classical Chinese thought, up to and including the contemporary period. I have written on the development of Chinese human rights discourse, its various interactions with non-Chinese discourses, and on ways in which we in the West should relate to these Chinese ideas. My current research looks at relations between Confucian ideas and contemporary philosophical concerns in a different area: drawing on work I have done on the idea of "sagehood," I am exploring whether the neo-Confucian philosophical and religious tradition (roughly 1000 C.E. - present) has resources that can contribute constructively to a contemporary, globally-informed philosophy of moral psychology and moral education.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Chinese Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Human Rights, and Moral Psychology
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
American Philosophical Association
Association of Asian Studies
International Society for Chinese Philosophy
International Society for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy
OFFICE HOURS:
Tu 1:30-3:30
PUBLICATIONS:
http://sangle.web.wesleyan.edu/research/cv.pdf