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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8235-2696
Scopus Author ID: 35090649900
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Qualifications (Brief)
BA HKU, PhD Lampeter
Biography
Hektor Yan got his BA degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1996. Then he went to Wales, UK, to study as a postgraduate at the University of Wales, Lampeter (in Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) and he received his PhD in 2000. After returning to Hong Kong in 2001, he taught at the General Education Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also worked as a Research Fellow for the TDG project 'Enhancing Moral Reasoning and Moral Imagination in Ethics Education'
Research Interests/Areas
- Ancient and comparative philosophy
- Moral and political philosophy
- Philosophy of art
Teaching
- Applied ethics
- Gateway education
- Political philosophy
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Research output
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"A RICH CONCEPTION OF THE SURFACE": ON FENG ZIKAI'S PAINTINGS TO PROTECT LIFE
Yan, H. K. T., Apr 2019, In: Philosophy East and West. 69, 2, p. 535-558Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Education and philosophy in R. F. Holland’s Against Empiricism: A reassessment
Yan, H. K. T., 2018, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 50, 13, p. 1228-1239Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Hegemony or philosophy? On the legacy of postmodernism
Yan, H. K. T., 2018, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 50, 14, p. 1521-1522Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Beyond a theory of human nature: Towards an alternative interpretation of mencius' ethics
Yan, H. K. T., 2017, Reconceptualizing Confucian Philosophy in the 21st Century. Yao, X. (ed.). Springer Singapore, p. 57-74Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
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Is filial piety a virtue? A reading of the Xiao Jing (Classic of Filial Piety) from the perspective of ideology critique
Yan, H. K. T., 2017, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 49, 12, p. 1184-1194Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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