Cao Qingyun
曹青云
program
Visiting Fellow
Field of Study
Philosophy
Years of Stay at HYI
Sep 2010 to Dec 2011
University Affiliation (Current)
Xiamen University
University Affiliation
Peking University
Cao Qingyun received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Peking University, specializing in ancient Greek thought. She got her Bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University and Master’s degree from Tsinghua University. Her dissertation focused on Aristotle’s metaphysics, exploring Aristotle’s concept of matter, especially the relation of matter with substratum and potentiality. She is currently working on a project on Aristotle’s philosophy of mind.
Current Research Projects and Interests: ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind, neo-Aristotelanism, metaphysics
Recent Publications
Article
“Aristotle on the Unity of Composite Substance”, Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2015.
Monograph
Change and Persistence: A Study on Aristotle’s theory of Matter, Beijing: Peking University Press, 2014.
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