Alexander Pho
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Alexander Pho
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of the Fraser Valley
Department of Philosophy
University of the Fraser Valley
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy
University of the Fraser Valley
Starting in August 2025, I will be an Assitant Professor of Philosophy at University of the Fraser Valley. Prior to that, I was the Chauncey S. Truax Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Hamilton College. I obtained a B.A. in philosophy from Oregon State University in 2018 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024. I wrote a dissertation on topics in Asian American social and political philosophy. My research interests generally are in moral philosophy, broadly construed. Some more niche areas include philosophy of sport, Chinese philosophy, philosophy of race, Asian American philosophy, and environmental philosophy.
Starting in August 2025, I will be an Assitant Professor of Philosophy at University of the Fraser Valley. Prior to that, I was the Chauncey S. Truax Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Hamilton College. I obtained a B.A. in philosophy from Oregon State University in 2018 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024. I wrote a dissertation on topics in Asian American social and political philosophy. My research interests generally are in moral philosophy, broadly construed. Some more niche areas include philosophy of sport, Chinese philosophy, philosophy of race, Asian American philosophy, and environmental philosophy.
As you might expect about someone who works on philosophy of sport, when not doing scholarly things, I'm usually consuming a lot of sports content, mainly combat sports. An avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu hobbyist, I've had some amusing encounters sparring some of my colleagues' undergraduate students, though I haven't yet run into any of my own on the mats.
As you might expect about someone who works on philosophy of sport, when not doing scholarly things, I'm usually consuming a lot of sports content, mainly combat sports. An avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu hobbyist, I've had some amusing encounters sparring some of my colleagues' undergraduate students, though I haven't yet run into any of my own on the mats.
There are two other non-scholarly things I spend inordinate amounts of time on. One is reading/watching manga/anime. The other is amateurishly expanding his vegan cooking repertoire, which includes trying to figure out the perfect way to air fry different varieties of tofu (where perfection = the optimal balance of convenience and deliciousness). Unlike with sports, I haven't yet figured out how to incorporate those two things into my phiosophy research.
There are two other non-scholarly things I spend inordinate amounts of time on. One is reading/watching manga/anime. The other is amateurishly expanding his vegan cooking repertoire, which includes trying to figure out the perfect way to air fry different varieties of tofu (where perfection = the optimal balance of convenience and deliciousness). Unlike with sports, I haven't yet figured out how to incorporate those two things into my phiosophy research.
Pictured below with me are my parents, Cheng Khun (dad) and Sun Leng (mom). Both are Cambodian refugees who emigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s. I don't think that I'll ever be able to fully capture how incredible my parents are. Despite having received almost no formal education, they somehow raised me into someone who was able to complete a Ph.D. in philosophy!
Judging from data provided by the American Philosophical Association's UPDirectory, I might be the very first person of Cambodian descent to complete a Ph.D. in philosophy at an Anglophone institution (and to be employed at the faculty level in an Anglophone philosophy department). I'd be very grateful for any help confirming whether that is the case!
You can reach me by email at alexander.pho@ufv.ca.
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