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Department of Philosophy 哲學系

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Tel: 3917 2796
Fax: 2559 8452
Email: philosophy@hku.hk
Website: https://philosophy.hku.hk/dept/

Contact Person

Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Tel no. / Email / Language
Professor Cappelen, Herman Chair Professor (講座教授)	Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence Metaphilosophy Philosophy of Language Conceptual Engineering Metaphysics Philosophy of Mind	Tel: 3917 2796 herman.cappelen@gmail.com Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Deutsch, Max Professor (教授)	Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Mind Epistemology Philosophical Methods	Tel: 3917 2796 medeutsc@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Tiwald, Justin Professor (教授)	Chinese Philosophy Political Philosophy Ethics	Tel: 3917 2796 jtiwald@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Babic, Boris Associate Professor (副教授), Department of Philosophy and HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science Associate Professor (by courtesy), Faculty of Law	Law and Ethics of AI Bayesian Statistics Philosophy of Science Epistemology Legal Philosophy	Tel: 3917 2796 babic@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Chaturvedi, Amit Associate Professor (副教授)	Indian and Buddhist Philosophy Philosophy of Mind	Tel: 3917 2796 amitc@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Goldstein, Simon Associate Professor (副教授)	AI Safety Epistemology Philosophy of Language	Tel: 3917 2796 sgold@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Lau, Joe 劉彥方 Associate Professor (副教授)	Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science Critical Thinking	Tel: 3917 2796 jyflau@hku.hk Written: English, Chinese (英文、中文) Spoken: English, Cantonese (英語、粵語)
Professor Nado, Jennifer Associate Professor (副教授)	Metaphilosophy Epistemology Philosophy of Pschology	Tel: 3917 2796 nado@hku.hk Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Sterken, Rachel Associate Professor (副教授)	Philosophy of AI Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Mind Metaphysics	Tel: 3917 2796 rachel.sterken@gmail.com Written: English (英文) Spoken: English (英語)
Professor Wong, Brian Assistant Professor (助理教授)	Political Philosophy (Authoritarianism, Colonialism, and Responsibilities towards Justice) Applied Ethics (Climate Change, Geopolitics) Social Epistemology Epistemic Injustice	Tel: 3917 2796 bwongys@hku.hk Written: English, Chinese (英文、中文) Spoken: English, Cantonese, Putonghua (英語、粵語、普通話)
Professor Sharadin, Nathaniel Assistant Professor (助理教授)	Ethics Philosophy of AI Epistemology	Tel: 9142 0017 sharadin@hku.hk Written: English, Spanish (英文、西班牙文) Spoken: English (英語)

Last updated on 15/12/2025, by Department of Philosophy