Sun Kyeong Yu, Ph.D.

 

Associate Professor                                                                                      photo   

Department of Philosophy

Minnesota State University, Mankato

227 Armstrong Hall

Mankato, MN 56001

507-389-2901            

sun.yu@mnsu.edu

 

Areas of Specialization        Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of                                                                 Mind

 

Areas of Competence            Cognitive Science, Logic,  Medical Ethics

 

Education

Philosophy:

2008                        Ph.D.  Philosophy, Duke University

2005                        M.A. Philosophy, Duke University

 

Biology:

1990                       M.Sc. in Molecular Developmental Biology, Seoul National University

1988                        B.Sc. in Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

 

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Teaching

 

Joined the Department in Fall 2007

 

Courses in Fall 2013

PHIL101W Online               Mind-Body Problems 

PHIL474/574                      Philosophy of Mind

 

Courses in Spring 2013

PHIL101W Online             Mind-Body Problems 

PHIL358W Online            Eastern Philosophy

PHIL480/580                    Philosophy of Science

 

 

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Research Topics

 

Reductionism, Emergence, Explanatory Pluralism, The Concept of the Gene, and others.

 

Reference for Students (in progress)

 

Philosophy of Biology

Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science

Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Preparation for Graduate Schools