Lisa Raphals
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BornMay 15, 1951
SpouseJohn C. Baez
DisciplineChinese Literature, Comparative Literature, Philosophy
Sub-disciplineAncient Chinese Studies, Ancient Greek Studies
Lisa Raphals | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1951 |
| Spouse | John C. Baez |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature, Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Chinese Studies, Ancient Greek Studies |
| Institutions | University of California Riverside; National University of Singapore |
| Main interests | Early China, Ancient Greece and comparative Philosophy |
Lisa Ann Raphals (born May 15, 1951) is an American professor of Chinese and comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside (UCR),[1][2] and of philosophy at the National University of Singapore.[3] She compares early China and ancient Greece. She is the author of a number of books, including Knowing Words: Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece and Sharing the Light: Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China, as well as a collection of poems and translations entitled What Country.
Raphals is married to John C. Baez, who is a professor of mathematics at UCR.[4]
