Edward Slingerland
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| discipline = Philosophy, Asian Studies, Psychology
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| work_institutions = University of British Columbia
| alma_mater = Stanford University
| doctoral_advisor = Philip J. Ivanhoe
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Edward Slingerland (born May 25, 1968) is a Canadian-American sinologist and philosopher. He is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. His research interests include early Chinese thought, comparative religion and cognitive science of religion, big data approaches to cultural analysis, cognitive linguistics, digital humanities, and humanities-science integration.
Early life and education
As an undergraduate, Slingerland attended Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Languages (with distinction) in 1991.{{Cite web | title=Edward Slingerland {{!}} Edge.org | url=https://stage.edge.org/memberbio/edward_slingerland | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=stage.edge.org}} After earning a Masters of Arts in East Asian Languages (Classical Chinese) at the University of California, Berkeley, he returned to Stanford, where he completed his doctorate in Religious Studies under the supervision of Philip J. Ivanhoe.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Career
From 1998 to 1999, Slingerland taught in the Religious Studies department of University of Colorado, Boulder.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
From 1999 to 2005, he held a post at the University of Southern California with a joint appointment in the School of Religion and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Since 2005, he has been a professor at the University of British Columbia, originally in the Asian Studies department until 2021, when he joined the Philosophy department.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Slingerland is the Director of the Database of Religious History (DRH), an online, quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history.{{Cite web|url=https://religiondatabase.org/landing/|title=The Database of Religious History|website=religiondatabase.org}} In 2021, the project received a $4.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/database-of-religious-history-awarded-largest-grant-for-a-ubc-humanities-research-project/|title=Database of Religious History awarded largest grant for a UBC humanities research project|website=Faculty of Arts}}
Bibliography
Slingerland is the author of six academic books as well as two books written for a popular audience. He has also authored and co-authored numerous academic articles, which have appeared in publications such as Nature, Ethics, the Annual Review of Psychology, and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
His 2003 book Effortless Action: Wu-wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China was awarded "Best First Book in the History of Religions" by the American Academy of Religion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarweb.org/AARMBR/About-AAR-/Award-Programs-/Awards/Book-Awards-/Winners-Book-Awards.aspx|title=Winners Book Awards}}
= Academic books =
- Slingerland, E. (2018). Mind and Body in Early China: Beyond Orientalism and the Myth of Holism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Hardcover 2018, {{ISBN|978-0190842307}}
- Slingerland, E. (2011). Creating Consilience: Integrating the Sciences and the Humanities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Hardcover 2011, {{ISBN|978-0199794393}}
- Slingerland, E. (2008). What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Hardcover 2008, {{ISBN|978-0521877701}}
- Slingerland, E. (2006). The Essential Analects: Selected Passages with Traditional Commentary. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company.Hardcover 2006, {{ISBN|978-0872207738}}
- Slingerland, E. (2003). Effortless Action: Wu-wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Hardcover 2003, {{ISBN|978-0195138993}}
- Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company.Hardcover 2003, {{ISBN|978-0872206366}}
= Popular books =
- Slingerland, E. (2021). Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, And Stumbled Our Way To Civilization. Boston: Little, Brown And Company.Hardcover 2021, {{ISBN|978-0316453387}}
- Slingerland, E. (2014). Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity. New York: Crown Publishing Group.Hardcover 2014, {{ISBN|978-0770437619}}
References
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External links
- {{C-SPAN|130893}}
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