Xuan (JOHN) ZHAO 趙軒
Education
M.A. in Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, 2018
M.A., English Department, Xi’an International Studies University, 2016
B.A., English Department, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, 2013
Research Interests
Philosophy of Religion; Buddhist Philosophy; Religious Pluralism; Religious Epistemology
Dissertation Title
A Buddhist Reconfiguration of John Hick’s Religious Pluralism: A Two Truth Perspective
2018 – present Teaching Assistant, University of Macau
2018 – present Research Assistant, University of Macau
Reviewer for Religious Studies and Philosophy Compass
Book Chapter
Victoria S. Harrison and John Zhao (2023), ‘Buddhist Religious Epistemology’, in The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology, edited by Jonathan Fuqua, John Greco and Tyler Dalton McNabb (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Journal Article
John Zhao (2022). ‘A Buddhist reconfiguration of John Hick’s pluralistic hypothesis: a Madhyamaka Perspective’ Religious Studies 58(1): 180–96.
John Zhao (2023). ‘ChatGPT, machine ethics, and conceptualizing Digital Dharma Therapy,’ Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2023.100933 (with Fiona Fu and Jan Kahambing)
Book Review Article
John Zhao (2023). ‘Classical Theism and Buddhism: Connecting Metaphysical and Ethical Systems,’ Religious Studies