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Dr. CHAN, Shing Bun Benedict

Position

Associate Professor

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3411-7290

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CEC 1006

ORCID

0000-0002-5884-4594

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Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning - for Undergraduate)
Director, Centre for Applied Ethics

Degrees:	Ph.D., University of Maryland, U.S.A. MA, Philosophy, University of Maryland, U.S.A. BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
Work Experience:	Tulane University, U.S.A. Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong

Courses Taught:	GCHC 1075 The Power of Ideas GCVM 1017 Freedom in Modern Society GCVM 1036 Human Rights in a Multicultural World LSE 7010 Approaches to the Study of Values LSE 7140 Law, Liberty & Morality RELI 2035 Introduction to Ethics RELI 3045 Contemporary Ethical Problems: Hong Kong and Beyond RELI 4006 Comparative Philosophy: East and West RELI 4066 Ethics of Human Rights: Theories and Controversies
Teaching Areas:	Contemporary Moral Issues Philosophy of Human Rights Political Philosophy: East and West

Research Areas:	Social and Political Philosophy; Applied Ethics and Moral Philosophy; Comparative Philosophy (Chinese and Western)
Current Projects:	Philosophical Investigation of the Ethics of Human Rights Confucian Animal Ethics and Its Practical Application Moral Issues of Public Health and Technology
Selected Outputs:	Chan, Benedict S. B. (2023). “Utilitarian Contingent Pacifism and Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.” Philosophia, 51(2), 635-657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-022-00566-0. Chan, Benedict S. B. (2023). “East-West Dialogues on the Ethics of Sex Robots.” HEC Forum https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-023-09507-0. Chan, Benedict S. B. and Chan, Victor C. M., eds, (2022). Whole Person Education in East Asian Universities: Perspectives from Philosophy and Beyond. London, U.K.: Routledge. Chan, Benedict S. B. (2020). “A Consequential Evaluation of a Christian Approach to International Human Rights." Ching Feng: A Journal on Christianity and Chinese Religion and Culture, 19 (1/2), 129-55. Chan, Benedict S. B. (2019). A Preliminary Consequential Evaluation of the Roles of Cultures in Human Rights Debates. Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions, 8(1), 163-182.
Selected Research Grants:	A Philosophical Investigation of the Ethics of Human Rights to Health, Early Career Scheme (ECS), Research Grants Council, HKD $200,000, 20172019, role: PI Augmenting Physical Learning Spaces with Location-based Services Using iBeacon Technology for Engaging Learning Experiences, Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Related Proposals, No. PolyU1/T&L/16-19, University Grants Committee, HKD $ 12,321,533 (HKBU’s Portion: $1,211,000), 20172020, Charles Man-sing WONG (PI), Benedict Shing Bun Chan (Co-I of the project; Project Leader of HKBU’s Portion)