ROGER T. AMES is Professor of Philosophy
and Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai’i. He is
editor of Philosophy East & West and China Review International. His
recent publications include translations of Chinese classics: Sun-tzu: The Art of
Warfare (1993); Sun Pin: The Art of Warfare (1996) and Tracing Dao to Its
Source (1997) (both with D.C. Lau); and The Analects of Confucius (with H.
Rosemont) (1998). He has also authored many interpretative studies of Chinese philosophy
and culture: Thinking Through Confucius (1987); Anticipating China: Thinking
Through the Narratives of Chinese and Western Culture (1995); and Thinking From the
Han: Self, Truth, and Transcendence in Chinese and Western Culture (1997) (all with
D.L. Hall).
Sponsored by The Gaylord Endowment for Pacific Areas Study. This endowment serves
to strengthen and enhance the Asian-Pacific Studies programs at Colorado College. The fund
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overseas programs, faculty development and a host of other areas.
ROGER T. AMES is Professor of Philosophy
and Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai’i. He is
editor of Philosophy East & West and China Review International. His
recent publications include translations of Chinese classics: Sun-tzu: The Art of
Warfare (1993); Sun Pin: The Art of Warfare (1996) and Tracing Dao to Its
Source (1997) (both with D.C. Lau); and The Analects of Confucius (with H.
Rosemont) (1998). He has also authored many interpretative studies of Chinese philosophy
and culture: Thinking Through Confucius (1987); Anticipating China: Thinking
Through the Narratives of Chinese and Western Culture (1995); and Thinking From the
Han: Self, Truth, and Transcendence in Chinese and Western Culture (1997) (all with
D.L. Hall).