Basic Information

 

LI Jianhui is a Professor in School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University. He got his PH. D. degrees from Peking University (2002). As Visiting Scholar or Honorary Fellow, he visited University of Wisconsin-Madison; Harvard University; University of California-Berkeley; University of Oxford; University of Cambridge; Utrecht University. 

1999-2002: Ph. D. Student, Center for Social Studies of Science, Peking University.

1987-1990: Graduate Student, Department of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University.

1983-1987: Department of Philosophy, Jilin University.

 

  Main Research Field

 

His main researching interest is philosophy of biology, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and bioethics in the context of Chinese philosophy.

 

 

  Main Published Books

 

A: Books

1. Transcranial Theory of Cognition: A New Philosophy of Mind. China Social Science Press,  2018.
2. Formalization of Mind and Its Challenges: Philosophy of Cognitive Science. China Social Science Press, 2017.
3. Companion with Goodness: Ethical Problems of Contemporary Sciences. China Social Science Press, 2013.
4. Philosophy of Science. Jincheng Press, 2014.
5. Computationalism and Its Main Difficulties. China Social Science Press, 2016.
6. Computationalsim: A New View of World. China Social Science Press, 2012.
7. Philosophy of Life Science. Beijing Normal University Press, 2006.
8. Digital Genesis: The New Science of Artificial Life. Science Press, 2006.
9. Towards Computationalism: Introduction to Philosophy of Artificial of Life. Beijing Book Press, 2004.
10. Being the Friend of Truth: Philosophical Thinking on Contemporary Science. Shanghai Science and Technology Education Press, 2002.
11. Advocating Science and Exploding Superstition (ed.). Beijing Science and Technology Press, 1999.
12. Introductions to the Dialectics of Nature (with Wang Desheng et al). Beijing Normal University Press, 1993 and 1997.
13. What is Science (ed. with Wang Desheng). Liaoning Education Press, 1993

B: Papers

1. Li, J. & Li, Y. Birth with dignity from the Confucian perspective. Theor Med Bioeth (2018) Oct;39(5):375-388. doi: 10.1007/s11017-018-9460-1.
2. Li, Y. & Li, J. Death with dignity from the Confucian perspective. Theor Med Bioeth (2016). doi:10.1007/s11017-016-9383-7.
3. Jianhui Li, Fu Zheng. “The Craziness for Extra-Sensory Perception: Qigong Fever and the Science–Pseudoscience Debate in China.” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. Volume 50, Issue 2, pages 534–547, June 2015.
4. Li, J. & Hong, F. Science as Ideology: The Rejection and Reception of Sociobiology in China. Journal of the History of Biology, 36(3):567-78, February 2003.
5. Li, J. (2009). What Does Evolutionary Science Provide for Contemporary Philosophy? On Ernst Mayr's 'New Philosophy of Biology'. Journal of Cambridge Studies, 4 (4), 37. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.1322
6. Ethical Problems in fMRI. Medicine and Philosophy, December, 2012.
7. Bioethical Puzzle and Its Resolution. Medicine and Philosophy, November, 2010.
8. Contemporary Philosophy of Biology: Outline and Main Problems. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, July, 2010.
9. Beyond Self-interestedness: Darwin’s Altruist Puzzle and Its Resolution. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, August 2009.
10. Between Idealization and Realization: Studies on Lacy’s Theory of Value Free of Science. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, November, 2008.
11. Human Dignity and Bioethics. Medicine and Philosophy, November, 2008.
12. On Brooks’ Intelligence without Representation. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, July 2007.
13. The Importance of Ethics for Science from the Perspective of Hwang Woo-suk’s Even. Medicine and Philosophy, February, 2006.
14. Philosophical Thinking on Human Cloning. Medicine and Philosophy, July, 2005.
15. Review on Contemporary Philosophy of Biology Research. Medicine and Philosophy, December, 2004.
16. From the Computational Point of View. Philosophical Research, March, 2004.
17. Discipline Crossing and the Revolution of Molecular Biology. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, December, 2003.
18. Can Historical Uniqueness Deny the Existence of Biological Law? Science Monthly (Taiwan), October, 2003.
19. The New Individual-based Thinking in Modern Science. Journal of Beijing Normal University. May, 2003.
20. The New Paradigm of Artificial Intelligence: The Theory and Practice of Behaviorism. Twenty-first Century (Hong Kong), 2003, 8.
21. The Discovery of the Double Helix and the Unity of Biology. Medicine and Philosophy. 2003, 7.
22. Philosophical Challenge of Artificial Life. Science Technology and Dialectics. 2003, 4.
23. On the Theory of the “Life as Supple Adaptation”, Philosophical Trends, 2003, 5.
24. Towards Computationalism. Journal of the Dialectics of Nature, 2003, 3.
25. What Is Life? Studies in Dialectics of Nature, 2003, 4.
26. The Ontological Status of Digital Life. Philosophy Research, December, 2002.
27. On the Possibility of Strong Artificial Life. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, Nov., 2002.
28. Artificial Life: A New Frontier Science Where Computer Meets Biology. Science Monthly, October, 2002.
29. Mathematics and the Development of Life Science. Bulletin of Biology, August, 2002.
30. Philosophy of Science: Experiencing Wisconsin Style. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, 2002, 1.
31. Computing Simulation Experiment. Twenty-First Century (Hong Kong), 2001, 10.
32. Artificial Life: The Quest for New Life Forms. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, 2001, 7.
33. The Philosophical Foundation of the Statistical Characters of the Evolutionary Theory. Journal of the Dialectics of Nature, 2001, 4.
34. The Social Impacts of the Decoding of the Human Genome. Science Monthly (Taiwan), 2001, 2.
35. Artificial Life: Toward a New Genesis. Twenty-First Century (Hong Kong), 2001, 2.
36. The value and Social Implications of the Human Genome Studies. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, 2001, 1.
37. The Historical Destiny of Mr. Science. The Journal of the Global Chinese Philosophy. 2000, 10.
38. Human Genome Project: An "Apollo Project" for Biological Science. Science and Technology Daily, July 10, 2000 (2).
39. Artificial Intelligence: The Science Challenging Human Wisdom. Science and Technology Daily, July 3, 2000 (2).

 

 

  Adjunct Academic Posts

 

1.Director of Philosophy of Biology Committee, China Dialectics of Nature Association.

2.Special Editor of the Chinese Philosophical Almanac, 1993-1996.

 

 

  Teaching Experience

 

Teaching History of Science to graduate and undergraduate.

Teaching Introduction to Modern Science (incl. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, System Theory, etc.) to undergraduate students.

Teaching Introduction to Philosophy to undergraduate students.

Teaching Dialectics of Nature (Philosophy of Nature, Philosophy of Science, Methodology of Science, Science and Society, etc.) to graduate students.

 

 

  Position Held

 

December, 2016-Present: Academic Registrar, United International College, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University.

2005-Present: Professor of philosophy, Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University.

2003-Present: Vice Director of Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Beijing Normal University.

June, 2008-August, 2008: Visiting Scholar, Needham Research Institute and University of Cambridge.

March, 2008-May, 2008: Visiting Scholar, Department of Philosophy, Oxford University.

July, 2005-October, 2005: Visiting Scholar, Office for History of Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley.

1998-2004: Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University.

1999-2001: Director of the Philosophy of Science and Technology Group, Beijing Normal University.

November, 2001-April, 2002: Visiting Scholar in Department of the History of Science, Harvard University.

1997-1998: Fellow in Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

1992-96: Lecturer of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University.

1990-1992: Teaching Assistant of Philosophy, Department of Social Science, Beijing Adult Education College.

 

  Honor Awards

 

December, 2014-Present: Major program of National Foundation of Social Science of China, On the Main Problems of Philosophy of Biology.

2012: Cooperation and Communication Program between China and the Netherland (with Marcus Dewell). Human Dignity in the Context of Bioethics.

November, 2011- 2016: Key program of National Foundation of Social Science of China, Challenges of Cognitive Science to Philosophy.

July, 2006-Present: Research Program from Foundation of Social Science Studies, Ministry of Education. The topic is: Contemporary Science from the Perspective of Ethics.

July, 2003-July, 2006: Research Program of China Foundation of Social Science Studies. The topic is: Frontiers of Philosophy of Life Science.

January 2002-December 2004: Research Program from Foundation of Social Science Studies, Ministry of Education. The topic of the program is: Life, Intelligence and Computation: Philosophy of Artificial Science.

October 2001-April 2002: Visiting Scholarship from China Scholarship Council (for visiting Department of Philosophy, Harvard University).

January 2000-Present: Research Program from China Ministry of Education. The title of the program is: Beyond Self-interests: Nature of Selection and the Evolution of Altruism.

March 1997- February 1998: Visiting Scholarship from China Scholarship Council (Ministry of Education of China) (for visiting Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison).

 

  Countries visited

 

 1. The US (March, 1997- March, 1998; November, 2001- April, 2002; July, 2005-September, 2005)

 2. The UK (March, 2008-August, 2008)

 3. The Netherland (May, 2012-August, 2012).