Mercedes Valmisa is a faculty member at the Gettysburg Philosophy Department, working at the intersection of metaphysics, social philosophy, and philosophy of action

her most recent work is "Adapting. A Chinese Philosophy of Action"

Willard Peterson's career focused on the study of Chinese history in the second half of the second millennium, focusing on the Ming 明 and Qing 清 empires. He joined Princeton University after a few years at Dartmouth College.

in 2017, Dr Harrison-Hall won the Book Prize Specialist Publication Accolade for her co-editing of "Ming China: Courts and Contacts 1400-1450", along with Craig Clunas and Yu-ping Luk. The book was described as "An outstanding connective history in pursuit of China's historical difference"

He is also a honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. 5/n