Paul J. D’Ambrosio is a professor of Chinese philosophy at East China Normal University in Shanghai, China, where he also serves as dean of the Intercultural Center. He mainly writes on Daoism, medieval Chinese thought, contemporary profile-based identity formation, and the relationship between humans and AI/algorithms.
Paul J. D’Ambrosio
Articles
An Insider’s Look at China’s Outside Reality: On Daniel Bell’s “The Dean of Shandong”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Daniel Bell’s “The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University.”
Intelligent or Communicative?: On Elena Esposito’s “Artificial Communication”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Elena Esposito’s “Artificial Communication: How Algorithms Produce Social Intelligence.”
Control Everything: On Hartmut Rosa’s “The Uncontrollability of the World”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio finds meaning in “The Uncontrollability of the World,” the new book from Hartmut Rosa.
Cats and the Good Life
Paul J. D’Ambrosio on what John Gray can tell us about cats and the meaning of life.
My Successes (and Failures) Are All Mine?
“The Tyranny of Merit” might recast the way you view everything from essential workers to choice, luck, and smuggery.
Donald Trump, COVID-19, and the Politics of Profiles
Paul J. D’Ambrosio posits the overwhelming power of online profiles in today's culture.
The Proliferation of Profilicity
From the Chinese Social Credit System to Facebook and Airbnb, what to make of our new era of profilicity.
Ultra Soft Power
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Roel Sterckx’s “Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought.”
Decoding the “Zhuangzi”: A Debate on Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio’s “Genuine Pretending”
David E. Cooper reviews "Genuine Pretending: On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi," and authors Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio respond.
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