Prof. CHOW Po Chung
Associate Professor
BA (CUHK), MA (Uni of York), PhD (LSE, London)
PC Chow received his PhD from the London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE) in political philosophy in 2006.
He obtained his first degree in philosophy at CUHK and an MA in political theory at York. He has written several books on political philosophy, including the recently published Politics of Liberal Equality and Political Morality: from a Liberal Point of View.
His current research focuses on left-liberalism, political legitimacy, and the moral issues of freedom and equality. He is the editorial member of Twenty-First Century Bimonthly and Reflexion.
Research and Teaching Interests:
- Moral and Political Philosophy
- Liberalism
- Theories of Social Justice
- Problems of Legitimacy and Justification
- Contemporary Chinese Political Thought
Awards and Honors
- 13th Hong Kong Book Prize for Our Golden Times, 2019
- International Scholar Fellowship, Meiji University, Japan, 2018
- Featured Author, Taipei International Book Exhibition 2018
- Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, 2018
- 10th Hong Kong Book Prize for Philosophical Notes on The Little Prince, 2017
- Secondary School Students’ Best 10 Books Award for Philosophical Notes on The Little Prince, 2017
- Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award (Social Science panel) for Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View, 2017
- Hong Kong Book Prize for Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View, 2015
- The Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award, CUHK, 2008
- Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education, CUHK, 2008-09
- Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, 2007
Services
Editorship
- Editorial Committee, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly (2010-current)
- Editorial Committee, Reflexion (2010-current)
- Editorial Board, Fu Dan Political Philosophy Review (2009-current)
- Editorial Board, Texts of Contemporary Western Political Philosophy (2008-current)
University
- Member, Steering Committee for Promoting Personal Development through Social and Civic Engagement (2010-current)
- Chairman, Committee on University Lecture on Civility (2010-2014)
- Cabinet Member, Wu Yee Sun College (2011-current)
- Elected Member, Faculty Board of Social Science (2015-2017)
Teaching Courses
Teaching Courses
- Issues of Political Philosophy (GPAD1095)
- Values and Public Affairs (GPAD2065)
- Contemporary Political Philosophy (GPAD3070)
- The Idea of Freedom (GPAD3146)
- Reading Political Philosophy I: John Rawls (GPAD4200)
- Seminar in Political Theory (GPAD4077)
Grants
- “Politics of Liberal Equality in the Chinese Context”, GRF Research Grant, 2012-2014
Pulication
1.
Books:
- Left-Liberalism: the Idea of a Fair Society (Taipei: SpringHill Publishing, 2024) (in Chinese)
- Our Golden Times (Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2019) (in Chinese)
- Hong Kong Umbrella Movement and Civil Disobedience (with 石井知章、倉田徹，Tokyo：社會評論社，2019)（in Japanese)
- To Care (Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2017). (in Chinese)
- Philosophical Notes on The Little Prince (Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2016; revised and expanded edition, 2017) Also published in Mainland China by Shanghai: SDX Publishing, 2018; in Taiwan by Taipei: Common Master Press, 2017; in Korea by Seoul: BACDOCI, 2018). (in Chinese)
- Political Morality：from a Liberal Point of View (Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2014, expanded and revised edition, 2015; Seoul: Gilbut Publisher, 2017). (in Chinese)
- Politics of Liberal Equality (Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2015; Beijing: SDX Publishing, 2013). (in Chinese)
- Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View (Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2015, expanded and revised edition). (in Chinese)
- The Way to Be (Beijing: SDX Publishing, 2012). (in Chinese)
- Encounter (Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2008). (in Chinese)
- A Dialogue of Political Philosophy (co-edited with Homan LO, 2004). (in Chinese)
2.
Article:
- “Market Order and Social Justice: a Rebuttal to Hayek’s Theory (Part 1),” China Journal of Democracy, vol. 2, no. 3 (2024), pp.100-115. (in Chinese)
- “Do We Still Have Reasons to be a Liberal?” Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, 200, (December, 2023), pp.116-135. (in Chinese)
- “Liberal Patriotism,” China Journal of Democracy, vol. 1, no. 4, (2023), pp.96-113. (in Chinese)
- “The Idea of Public Philosophy,” Reflection, 48, (2023), pp.191-213. (in Chinese)
- “John Rawls and Chinese Liberalism,” Twenty-First Bimonthly, 185, (June,2021), pp.4-20. (in Chinese)
- “The Idea of Left-Liberalism” in Twenty-First Bimonthly, 149, (June 2015), pp.36-54. (in Chinese)
- “The Priority of the Sense of Justice and Congruence,” Societas: a Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs 30, (2009), pp. 165-202. (in Chinese)
- “Stability and Legitimacy,” Open Times 198, (2008), pp.53-69. (in Chinese)
- “Is Capitalism the Best Way to Promote Freedom,” Open Times 190, ( 2007), pp.72-86. (in Chinese)
- “Liberalism, Toleration and Nihilism,” China Scholarship 22, (2006), pp.1-39. (in Chinese)
- “Liberalism, Equality and the Difference Principle,” Societas: a Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs, vol.8, (2004), pp.121-79. (in Chinese)