Youru (Charlie) Wang

Youru (Charlie) Wang

Youru (Charlie) Wang


Wang’s research interests include the re-interpretation of Chinese Buddhist, especially Chan/Zen, thought and early Daoist thought in contemporary contexts, and the comparative study and dialogue between Western postmodern and Chinese thought. He is the author of Linguistic Strategies in Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism: The Other Way of Speaking (RoutledgeCurzon, 2003) and the editor of Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought (Routledge 2007). His articles have appeared in journals such as International Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy East and West, Asian Philosophy, and Journal of Chinese Philosophy. He is a member of the editorial board for the Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy published by Springer.  He teaches Religions of the World, Religions of Asia, Asian Thought, Introduction to Buddhism, Introduction to Daoism, and Select Topics in Philosophy and Religion Studies at Rowan.