The ACPA (i.e., Association of Chinese Philosophers in America) is a non-profit, academic organization in philosophy and the humanities that serves to promote scholarly work in and on Chinese philosophy by people anywhere in the world and the philosophical activities of Chinese academics living and working in North America.
The ACPA officers (for 2024 and 2025) are:
PRESIDENT: Mercedes Valmisa Oviedo
(Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg College)
Mercedes Valmisa is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College. Her first book, Adapting. A Chinese Philosophy of Action (Oxford University Press, 2021) reconstructs the philosophy of adapting (yin 因) as an open-ended model for effective relational action particularly well-suited to account for the interdependent, embedded, and collective character of human agency. Her current research program explores agency as a relational event distributed across a heterogeneous field of actors, many of which have no intentionality, awareness, and will (i.e. “things” such as objects, landscapes, genes, rules, roles, and institutions). She holds graduate degrees from National Taiwan University and Princeton University.
Statement:
ACPA plays a crucial role in integrating Chinese philosophies into the academic discipline of philosophy in the United States and Canada, a role whose significance cannot be overstated. Over the years, ACPA has provided a platform for thousands of Chinese philosophy scholars, myself included, to present their work and establish professional networks of support and intellectual exchange. My research intersects the fields of philosophy of action, metaphysics, and social philosophy, with a primary focus on Classical China and a comparative perspective with the rest of the world, especially the Anglo-European and Hispanic traditions. After serving as Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President, I am honored to continue contributing to ACPA in the capacity of President, furthering its mission to advocate for a multicultural and pluralistic approach to philosophy.
VICE PRESIDENT: Jennifer Wang
(Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University)
The APCA has played a pivotal role in promoting Chinese philosophy in North America since its founding. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest amongst philosophers who, like myself, were not exposed to Chinese philosophical thought in their PhD studies. The ACPA provides many resources for connecting scholars working in Chinese philosophy and other traditions. My own current research bridges classical Chinese philosophy and social metaphysics. I have been honored to contribute to the ACPA’s initiatives in the role of Secretary/Treasurer, and look forward to continuing as Vice President.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Songyao Ren
(Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Dallas)
My work adopts a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach to study questions about the good life. Like many scholars working on Chinese philosophy, I have benefited from the ACPA, which has provided us with a platform for intellectual exchange and collaboration. I also deeply appreciate the values upheld by the ACPA, as reflected in its continued effort in promoting Chinese philosophy within the mainstream philosophical discourse and creating a more inclusive and diverse philosophical landscape. I would be honored to have an opportunity to serve the ACPA and the community of Chinese philosophers in the role of secretary/treasurer.
The ACPA officers (for 2024 and 2025) are:
PRESIDENT: Mercedes Valmisa Oviedo
(Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg College)
Mercedes Valmisa is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College. Her first book, Adapting. A Chinese Philosophy of Action (Oxford University Press, 2021) reconstructs the philosophy of adapting (yin 因) as an open-ended model for effective relational action particularly well-suited to account for the interdependent, embedded, and collective character of human agency. Her current research program explores agency as a relational event distributed across a heterogeneous field of actors, many of which have no intentionality, awareness, and will (i.e. “things” such as objects, landscapes, genes, rules, roles, and institutions). She holds graduate degrees from National Taiwan University and Princeton University.
Statement:
ACPA plays a crucial role in integrating Chinese philosophies into the academic discipline of philosophy in the United States and Canada, a role whose significance cannot be overstated. Over the years, ACPA has provided a platform for thousands of Chinese philosophy scholars, myself included, to present their work and establish professional networks of support and intellectual exchange. My research intersects the fields of philosophy of action, metaphysics, and social philosophy, with a primary focus on Classical China and a comparative perspective with the rest of the world, especially the Anglo-European and Hispanic traditions. After serving as Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President, I am honored to continue contributing to ACPA in the capacity of President, furthering its mission to advocate for a multicultural and pluralistic approach to philosophy.
VICE PRESIDENT: Jennifer Wang
(Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University)
The APCA has played a pivotal role in promoting Chinese philosophy in North America since its founding. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest amongst philosophers who, like myself, were not exposed to Chinese philosophical thought in their PhD studies. The ACPA provides many resources for connecting scholars working in Chinese philosophy and other traditions. My own current research bridges classical Chinese philosophy and social metaphysics. I have been honored to contribute to the ACPA’s initiatives in the role of Secretary/Treasurer, and look forward to continuing as Vice President.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Songyao Ren
(Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Dallas)
My work adopts a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach to study questions about the good life. Like many scholars working on Chinese philosophy, I have benefited from the ACPA, which has provided us with a platform for intellectual exchange and collaboration. I also deeply appreciate the values upheld by the ACPA, as reflected in its continued effort in promoting Chinese philosophy within the mainstream philosophical discourse and creating a more inclusive and diverse philosophical landscape. I would be honored to have an opportunity to serve the ACPA and the community of Chinese philosophers in the role of secretary/treasurer.
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Past presidents of the ACPA include:
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