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Baldwin Wong
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Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University / political philosophy, Chinese philosophy, applied ethics / researching how public justification and Confucianism can address polarization / https://drbaldwinwong.org/
My chapter "Rawls and East Asian Philosophies" in the Oxford Handbook of John Rawls has been published online! Please feel free to send me a message if you would like to have a look at this chapter. Look forward to seeing the final hardcopy ! 😁

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Rawls and East Asian Philosophies
AbstractRawls barely mentions East Asian philosophies, but East Asian political philosophers, especially Confucians, have frequently regarded Rawls as “the
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July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My review on Alexandre Lefebvre’s recent book , and the book of Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti, has been out in Political Theory. Both are great innovative philosophical works that explain how Rawlsianism can respond to some pressing problems nowadays. Strongly recommend! 👍
June 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Many thanks to the Chinese Philosophical Association and the Taiwan Philosophical Association for organizing the event. Glad to share some thoughts on participating in international conferences and submitting to peer-reviewed journals from a Hong Konger's perspective😁
March 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
got some good news at the beginning of 2025: a political philosophy piece that I coauthored with Man-Kong Li is published in Economics & Philosophy. The article is on the tension between welfare policies and the convergence conception of public justification. Open access to all. Enjoy!
January 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have long been interested in the application of Confucian methods of self-cultivation (the so-called gong-fu 工夫) in democratic education. This article is a recent attempt to explore how the reading methods of Zhu Xi, a famous Neo-Confucian, can help us cultivate civic virtues. Open access to all!
December 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Baldwin Wong
Here is a rapidly growing starter pack with political theorists and philosophers. Please share it widely and send me a message if you want to be added to the list!!🌻 go.bsky.app/4uqLbgZ
November 8, 2024 at 9:19 PM
We are hiring~ Please spread the news around 😆👋

//All programme-specific areas of competence are considered for the position, with the understanding that the Department currently has needs to cover courses in comparative religion, comparative philosophy, and applied ethics, broadly conceived.//
Lecturer I/ Lecturer II, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy
This position sits under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at our Kowloon Tong campus. The core responsibilities are teaching courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels offered by the Depa...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Reposted by Baldwin Wong
Since it seems like these classics from the bad place are re-circulating here, I humbly present my most (only?) viral post to date: types of political theory paper…
November 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
A big thanks to the Journal of Politics for publishing a blog post about my recent article on Confucian meritocracy! For those who may not have the time to read the full article, here’s a quick overview! 😆

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What’s wrong with the idea of letting virtuous elites rule? On the problem of instability in Confucian meritocracy - The JOP´s Political Science Blog
Democracy has faced significant challenges in recent times. Donald Trump, a well-known populist, won the U.S. presidential election and was re-elected for a second term. Several years ago, the people ...
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November 18, 2024 at 5:31 PM