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Si-You Ge
Philosophy
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Normative Ethics: Justice
Fairness
Moral Philosophy
Ethical Theory
Consequentialism
Deontology
Virtue Ethics
Moral Principles
Ethical Dilemmas
Moral Reasoning
Contemporary Anglo-American Political Philosophy: Political Theory
Liberalism
Democracy
Justice
Equality
Rights
Political Obligation
Social Contract
Public Reason
Political Legitimacy
Meta-Ethics: Moral Realism
Moral Anti-Realism
Moral Language
Moral Psychology
Moral Epistemology
Moral Semantics
Moral Ontology
Moral Subjectivism
Moral Objectivism
Moral Relativism
Philosophy Of Law: Legal Theory
Legal Positivism
Natural Law
Legal Interpretation
Legal Reasoning
Legal Rights
Legal Obligations
Legal Norms
Legal Institutions
Legal Systems
Analytic Philosophy: Logical Analysis
Language Analysis
Conceptual Analysis
Philosophical Methodology
Philosophical Logic
Philosophy Of Language
Philosophy Of Mind
Philosophy Of Science
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Areas of Focus
- Normative Ethics
- Contemporary Anglo-American Political Philosophy
- Meta-Ethics
- Philosophy of Law
- Analytic Philosophy
Work Experience
- 2005.7-2008.9 - Zhongnan University of Economics and Law - Associate Professor, School of Humanities
- 2008.9-2012.7 - East China Normal University - Young Researcher, Associate Professor, Si-Mian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities
- 2010.9-2011.9 - Calvin College, USA - Visiting Scholar, 'Values and Virtues' Project
- 2012.7-2013.12 - East China Normal University - Associate Professor, Philosophy Department
- 2013.12-2020.8 - East China Normal University - Professor, Philosophy Department
- 2017.8-2018.7 - University of Arizona, USA - Senior Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Philosophy Department
- 2020.9-Present - Wuhan University - Professor, Philosophy Department
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995.9-1999.7 Bachelor of Law: Zhejiang University, Philosophy Department, Administrative Management
- 1999.9-2002.7 Master of Economics: Wuhan University, Economics Department, History of Economic Thought
- 2002.9-2005.7 Doctor of Philosophy: Peking University, Philosophy Department, Ethics
Publications
- Review of Arneson's Welfare Opportunity Equality, Si-You Ge, 2004
- Luck, Desert, and Justice, Si-You Ge, 2004
- Rights or Qualifications?, Si-You Ge, 2005
- Reflection on the Differences between China and the West and the 'Modernization Paradigm', Si-You Ge, 2006
- The Moral Basis of the Market Economy System: Distribution According to Contribution?, Si-You Ge, 2006
- Luck Egalitarianism and Personal Responsibility, Si-You Ge, 2006
- On Rawls' Veil of Ignorance and the Theory of Desert, Si-You Ge, 2008
- On Amartya Sen's View of Freedom and Equality, Si-You Ge, 2008
- The Conditionality of Justice, the Conditions of Justice, and the Virtue of Justice, Si-You Ge, 2009
- The Difference Principle and the Theory of Desert, Si-You Ge, 2010
- Resources, Choices, and Luck: A Review of Dworkin's Theory of Resource Equality, Si-You Ge, 2010
- On the Ethical Implications and Dilemmas of the Coase Theorem, Si-You Ge, 2012
- Is Rawls' View of Fair Justice Really Anti-Consequentialist?, Si-You Ge, 2012
- On the Role of the Veil of Ignorance and the Social Contract, Si-You Ge, 2012
- Is Justice Really a Remedial Virtue?, Si-You Ge, 2013
- The Root of China's Education Problem: Utilitarianism or Anti-Utilitarianism?, Si-You Ge, 2013
- Diagnosis and Reconstruction of the Theory of Resource Equality, Si-You Ge, 2013
- On Cohen's Rebuttal of the Motivation Paradox of the Difference Principle, Si-You Ge, 2013
- Is Redistribution 'Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor'?, Si-You Ge, 2013
- Distributive Justice under Limited Sympathy: Humanity and Fairness, Si-You Ge, 2015
- The Triple Dilemma of Narrow Equality Theory, Si-You Ge, 2016
- The Key to the Reconstruction of Public Reason: Mutual Benefit and Reciprocity, Si-You Ge, 2017
- The Triple Humanity in Fair Justice, Si-You Ge, 2017
- The Second Face of Dworkin's Resource Equality, Si-You Ge, 2018
- Is Consequentialism Incompatible with Philia?, Si-You Ge, 2015
- Principles or Strategies of Justice, Si-You Ge, 2018
- Philosophical Writing and Argumentation, Si-You Ge, 2018
- On the Misalignment of Intuition in Moral Thought Experiments and the Justification of Consequentialism, Si-You Ge, 2019
- The Swinging Nature of Public Justification: The Internal Dilemma of Rawls' Turn to 'Political Liberalism'?, Si-You Ge, 2020
Awards
- 2012-13 Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Paper Second Prize
- 2014 East China Normal University Outstanding Newcomer
- 2015 Shanghai Social Science Newcomer
- 2018 East China Normal University Nengda Teaching Award
