Dr CHOW Chiu Tuen, John

Biography

I am a senior lecturer of general education with special interest in Chinese philosophy, philosophy of literature and comparative philosophy. Before joining the CBCC & CIHE, I was a post-doctoral fellow at the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2008-2010. I have taught (part-time teaching) at the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2005. I have worked here beginning from 2010. As a teacher, I am interesting in discussing students with issues in general education and philosophical topics.

Teaching

I am an experienced lecturer, specializing in Ethics, Critical Thinking and Chinese philosophy. I have employed diversified modes of teaching strategies and skills, to create a learning environment to enhance students’ learning. I try to help students to understand different topics through social-cultural perspectives and address the local educational needs. The followings are my teaching experiences:

Degree Programmes

1. Chinese Culture and Philosophy
2. Critical Thinking
3. Ethics and Moral Issues

AD/HD Programmes

1. Applied Chinese
2. Art of Thinking
3. Chinese Humanities and Culture
4. Modern Chinese
5. Social Ethics
6. Social Work Chinese
7. Theories of Knowledge and Human Nature

Research

Current research:

1. Research on interpretation of “the Four Classics of Huangdi” (黃帝四經)
2. Research on Non-credit-bearing Programme Design in General Education and life education

Research projects Grants

1. A Research on the Four Masterworks of the Ming Novels under the Perspective of Literary Philosophy: Subversion and Reconstruction of Values (Jan 2019 – Jan 2021)
   Principal Investigator:
   PI: Dr HSU King Chiu; Co-PI: Dr CHOW Chiu Tuen
   
   FDS Project Reference No:
   UGC/FDS11/H03/17

Selected Publications

• Doctoral Thesis (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Goodness or Wickedness: A Comparison of Mencius’ and Hsun Tzu’s Doctrine of Human Nature (2007).
• Jette C. H. Tsoi, John C. T. Chow, David W. K. Chu. (2015). An Attempt to a Reconstruction of HSK Chinese-English Dictionary: A Search for Self-study of Mandarin Chinese. Technology in Education: Technology-Mediated Proactive Learning. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
• 吉德煒著(David N. Keightley) 、周昭端譯(2012)：〈祖先的創造：晚商宗教及其遺產〉 (收錄於陳致主編(2012年)：《當代西方漢學研究集萃：上古史卷》，上海：上海古籍出版社。)
• Thesis of M. Phil. (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)  碩士論文：《宗教的衰微與價值的顛覆──陀思妥夫斯基小說中的虛無主義問題》。香港中文大學哲學系，1999年。