Professor and Chair, Philosophy
Professor and Chair, Philosophy
Shen-yi Liao is an associate professor at University of Puget Sound in the philosophy department, and also affiliated with the Asian studies, bioethics, gender & queer studies, and neuroscience interdisciplinary programs. Liao's current book project is about objects and spaces where cognition meets oppression, such as medical devices, colonialist statues, and photographic technologies. Liao also does research on imagination, experimental philosophy, aesthetics, and language.
Education
BA
Rutgers University
2005
MA
University of Michigan
2008
PhD
University of Michigan
2011
Classes
Basics of Bioethics
BIOE 292-A
Spring 2025
Classical Chinese Philosophy
PHIL 215-A
Spring 2025
Basics of Bioethics
PHIL 292-A
Spring 2025
Topics in Knowledge & Reality
PHIL 430-A
Spring 2025
Basics of Bioethics
BIOE 292-A
Fall 2025
Language, Knowledge, and Power
PHIL 106-A
Fall 2025
Basics of Bioethics
PHIL 292-A
Fall 2025
Race and Philosophy
PHIL 389-A
Fall 2025
Ethics Bowl
PHIL 499-A
Fall 2025