I am Professor of Philosophy at University of Hawaii at Mānoa, and a Faculty Affiliate in the Center for Chinese Studies.
My research focuses on ethics, moral psychology, and political philosophy, with attention to both Western and Chinese traditions, in both contemporary and historical contexts.
My B.A. (Economics and Moral & Political Thought double major) is from Amherst College, and my Ph.D. in Philosophy is from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to that, I was a Philosophy M.A. student at Stanford.
I have held appointments as a Dissertation Fellow at the University of Richmond (2010-11), Visiting Assistant Professor at Scripps College (2011-12), Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy at the Australian National University (2013-14), and Visiting Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, in the "Relationships in Transition: Normative Challenges" Research Group (2021).
Dept. Address:
Department of Philosophy
University of Hawaii
2530 Dole Street
Sakamaki Hall D-301
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2383
Email: gtsai@hawaii.edu