Ning Fan
Ning Fan
Graduate Student
Education
M.A. Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
B.A. Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
Research
My primary research interests are in ethics and philosophy of mind. Within these areas, I focus on the normative notion of fittingness and its applications in other debates, such as fear of death and trust in AI. I am also interested in epistemology, especially the relation between self-knowledge and rational agency.
Publications
“Two Kinds of Arguments Against the Fittingness of Fearing Death,” forthcoming in Journal of Value Inquiry.
“Explainability Is Necessary for AI’s Trustworthiness,” Philosophy & Technology, 38 (1): 1–5. (2025)
“Achievements, Free Will, and Meaning in Life” (with David Palmer), Synthese, 204 (5): 1–19. (2024)
“Why Avowals Must be Assertions,” Philosophical Investigations, 46(2): 221-239. (2023)
“Transparent Self-Knowledge of Attitudes and Emotions: A Davidsonian Attempt,” International Philosophical Quarterly, 61(3): 275–284. (2021)
Teaching
PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy