I am a professor of philosophy at UT Austin. Until 2023, I was an assistant professor, and then a professor of philosophy at Princeton. From July 2026, I will be at NYU.
I have broad interests in contemporary philosophy and in the history of philosophy, especially in Chinese neo-Confucianism. Recently I have been working on conceptual and empirical questions raised by AI mentality, and on how AI will impact the meaning of human life.
I am co-PI of the AI and Human Objectives Initiative, and affiliate of the Population and Wellbeing Initiative and the School of Civic Leadership.
My paper "Of marbles and matchsticks", on incomplete preferences in decision theory, was awarded the 2023 Sanders Prize in Epistemology.
"What is the 'Unity' in the 'Unity of Knowledge and Action'?", on Wang Yangming, was awarded the Dao Best Essay Award for 2022.