philosophy

Alessandro Graheli

Field: Aesthetics and Theology
Country of origin: Italy
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/11/2007 - 28/02/2008
Status: Gonda fellow
Home institute: University of Turin
Research topic: Critical edition, English translation, and study of Rūpa Gosvāmin's Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu, beginning with the first chapter, Sāmānyabhakti, with Jīva Gosvāmin's commentary.

Chan-Liang WU

Field: Chinese intellectual history
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/09/2009 - 01/09/2010
Status: IIAS Professor, holder of the European Chair of Chinese Studies; Sponsored by IIAS, BICER and the Ministry of Education Taiwan
Home institute: National Taiwan University
Research topic: Zhu Xi and Sung Neo-Confucianism, Counter-Enlightenment in Modern China.

Field:Philosophy
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: 1 September 2008 - 1 September 2009
Status: IIAS Professor, holder of the European Chair of Chinese Studies
Home institute: Department of Philosophy, National Chengchi University
Research topic: The Debate between Liberals and Neo-Confucians in Modern Chinese-speaking World
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Field:Classical Indian Philosophy, different problems of ontology and epistemology
Country of origin: Russia
Period of stay at IIAS: 2 September - 30 October 2006; 10 January -10 March 2007
Status: Affiliated fellow
Home institute: Institute of philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Research topic: Project "Indian Thinkers on Direct and Indirect Perception. Anthology of Texts with Introduction and Notes"

Mei-Yen Lee

Field: Chinese philosophy and aesthetics
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/09/2006 - 31/03/2007
Status: Affiliated fellow (sponsored by NSC)
Home institute: Department of Chinese Language and Literature of National Pingtung University of Education
Research topic: Exploring the Aesthetic Significance and Value of Ancient Chinese literati Art on the Collections and Writings of Robert van Gulik.

Richard P. Hayes

Field: Indian Buddhist philosophy
Country of origin: United States
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/09/2009 - 01/11/2009
Status: Numata visiting professor in Buddhist studies
Home institute: epartment of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Research topic: The evolution of Indian Buddhist philosophy and its relation to practice.