No One is Self-Made (Aeon Magazine)
July 22, 2026
I had the honour of writing for Aeon Magazine on the myth of being a self-made success. Here, I discuss how the idea that success is deserved has had great traction in the world, and why the Zhuangzi argues that it is a deeply flawed notion.
Beyond the Ghetto No. 23
July 27, 2024
I’m proud to have been featured author for Beyond the Ghetto Episode No. 23, in which I presented Freedom’s Frailty: Self-Realization in the Neo-Daoist Philosophy of Guo Xiang’s Zhuangzi (SUNY Press, 2024). In my conversation with Mx. Ingrid Mae De Jesus, we discussed the emergence of classical Chinese, metaphysical and political freedom, and Guo Xiang’s third possibility for Isaiah Berlin’s dichotomy between positive and negative liberty.
New Books in Philosophy
May 21, 2024
My book Freedom’s Frailty: Self-Realization in the Neo-Daoist Philosophy of Guo Xiang’s Zhuangzi (SUNY Press, 2024) was launched with a New Books in Philosophy interview. With host Malcolm Keating, I discuss the importance of exploring Guo Xiang’s thought in its own right as not just a commentator of Zhuangzi, but as the locus of his own systematic approach to medieval Chinese political philosophy.