Robert Allinson

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Robert Allinson is Professor of Philosophy and the former Director of Humanities at Soka University of America (SUA). He was previously a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and Literature from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale with Great Distinction in the Honours Program. He received his M.A. in Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph. D. in Philosophy with Highest Distinction in Metaphysics and Epistemology under his doctoral advisor, Charles Hartshorne, considered 'The Leading Metaphysician of the Twentieth Century' by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

[edit] Research

Allinson's research interests include Metaphysics, Eastern and Western Integrative Philosophy, Epistemology, and Ethics among others. In addition to scholarship, Allinson has contributed original philosophy.

His publications include:

Saving Human Lives, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005
Chuang-Tzu for Spiritual Transformation, Jiangsu People's Press, Chinese translation, 2004; Korean translation, 2004; CD-ROM, Boulder, 2000
Understanding the Chinese Mind, Oxford University Press, 2000, Tenth Impression
Chuang-Tzu for Spiritual Transformation, State University of New York at Albany, 1996, Sixth Impression
Global Disasters, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Contemporary Perspectives, East and West, Chinese University Press, 1988
"Intercultural Hermeneutics," Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, 2003
"The General and the Master," Revue Internationale de Philosophie, 2004
Public Lecture, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 2004
Science and Prestige Lecture, University of Canterbury, 2001

[edit] Honors and Awards

Nominator, Kyoto Prize for Humanities, in Ethics and Thought, 2004
Erskine Fellow, The University of Canterbury, 2001
Visiting Fellow, Yale University, The Graduate School of Arts and Science, Department of Philosophy, 1997
Visiting Fellow, Oxford University, 1991
Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University, 1987
Associate Member, Balliol College, Oxford University, 1987
Academy of American Poet's Award,.Honorable Mention, Octavio Paz, Nobel laureate, Judge, 1979