I am Sun Kyeong Yu (유선경), a professor of Philosophy and a faculty member of the Cognitive Science Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I was trained as a molecular biologist for ten years before I changed my major to philosophy. My research covers the philosophy of biology, the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and Buddhist philosophy.
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How Bioscience Meets Buddhism, 2020
How Bioscience Meets Buddhism, 2020, Unjusa, Seoul, Korea. Co-authored with Dr. Chang-Seong Hong in Korean language. The book discusses and provides solutions for the philosophical issues of Aristotelian essentialist biology, Darwin’s evolutionary theory, and contemporary molecular biology in light of Buddhist concepts of dependent arising and emptiness.
- 2020 Buddhist Book Award (2nd place), Korea
- 2020 Sejong Book Award, Korea
Enlightenment and History, 2017
Enlightenment and History: Theory and Praxis in Contemporary Buddhism, 2017, co-translated with Dr. Chang-Seong Hong in English, Bulkwang Publishing, Korea.
(Translation of Hyun Eung Sunim’s Korean-language book, Enlightenment and History)
Philosophy of Biology, 2014
Philosophy of Biology, 2014, Thinking Power Publisher, Korea. Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology