Associate Professor of Philosophy
email: yanming@clemson.edu
Dr. An received his Ph.D. in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan, 1997; M.A. & B.A. in Philosophy from Fudan University, China, 1985 and 1982. Before coming to the U.S. in 1991, he had worked as a research fellow, specializing in Philosophy of history and society, and deputy director of a research section at Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He joined the faculty of Clemson University in 1999, after two years teaching respectively in University of Michigan and Princeton University. The courses he has taught include, Philosophy in Ancient China, Philosophy in Modern China, Buddhism in China, Comparative topics of Eastern and Western Philosophies, Daoism and Chan Buddhism, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, and Chinese language at all levels, modern and classic. He has published extensively, in Chinese and English, on Chinese and Western philosophy.