Chen Xiangqun, male, Han ethnicity, native of Wuning County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. He joined the university in January 2018 and currently holds the position of Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Department of Philosophy and Science, School of Humanities, Southeast University in June 2017. From December 2021 to December 2023, he conducted postdoctoral research in the Research Unit of Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics at the Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Canada.

  Contact Email: owen.xq.chen@hotmail.com

  Primary Research Fields and Interests:

Philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, neurophilosophy, and philosophy of artificial intelligence.

  Courses Taught:

History of Science and Technology, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Philosophy of Science.

  Major Academic Achievements and Awards:

  I. Papers

1.Chen Xiangqun. "Experiment-First or Theory-First? A Brief Review of Hacking's New Experimentalism." Studies in Dialectics of Nature, No. 1, 2016, pp. 20–24 (CSSCI).

2.Chen Xiangqun. "Quantum Consciousness in Microtubules: An Analysis of Consciousness Based on the Orch OR Model." Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology, No. 6, 2016, pp. 50–56 (CSSCI) (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

3.Chen Xiangqun. "Three Explanations of Consciousness from the Perspective of Quantum Mechanics." Philosophical Trends, October 2016, pp. 99–105 (CSSCI) (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

4.Chen Xiangqun. "Bohm's Idea of Order and Its Philosophical Significance." Journal of Northeastern University (Social Science Edition), No. 3, 2017, pp. 232–238 (CSSCI).

5.Chen Xiangqun. "The Rise of Quantum Mechanical Approaches in Consciousness Research." Journal of Soochow University (Educational Science Edition), No. 3, 2017, pp. 24–29.

6.Chen Xiangqun, Ma Lei. "Five Philosophical Questions About String Theory." Studies in Dialectics of Nature, No. 1, 2019, pp. 111–116 (CSSCI).

7.Chen Xiangqun, Guo Lang. "Quantum Approaches to Artificial Intelligence and Their Analysis." Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology, No. 2, 2019, pp. 8–13 (CSSCI).

8.Chen Xiangqun. "Why Is Physicalism Inadequate for Explaining the Mind?—A Critique of Edelman's Theory of Consciousness." Philosophical Analysis, No. 3, 2019, pp. 27–35 (CSSCI).

9.Chen Xiangqun. "The Microtubule-Gravity Theory of Consciousness: Penrose's Physical Interpretation of Consciousness." Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology, No. 2, 2020, pp. 27–32 (CSSCI).

10.Chen Xiangqun. "Philosophy and the Brain: The World-Brain Relationship as Non-Reductive Neurophilosophy—An Interview with Professor Georg Northoff." Philosophical Analysis, No. 2, 2021, pp. 185–195 (CSSCI).

11.Chen Xiangqun. "World-Brain Relationships Based on Spatiotemporal Features and Their Philosophical Analysis." Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology, No. 3, 2022, pp. 6–11 (CSSCI) (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

12.Chen Xiangqun. "How Can the Mind Be Physical?—An Analysis of Henry Stapp's Psychophysical Theory." Journal of Hebei Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), No. 3, 2022, pp. 109–114 (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

13.Chen Xiangqun. "Does Probability Have Propensity?—A Review of Popper's Realist Interpretation of Quantum Theory." Journal of Hebei Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), No. 5, 2023, pp. 75–82 (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

14.Chen Xiangqun. "The Spatiotemporal Mind-Brain Relationship: A Neurophilosophical Solution to the Mind-Brain Problem." Journal of Hebei Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), No. 6, 2024, pp. 64–70.

15.Chen Xiangqun. "Mind-Brain Reductionism or Mind-Brain Iteration?—Two Neurophilosophical Approaches to the Mind-Brain Problem and Their Comparison." World Philosophy, No. 3, 2025, pp. 177–188 (CSSCI) (fully reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

  II. Books

1.Chen Xiangqun (trans.). The Ill Brain: Neurophilosophy and the Healthy Mind. Taiwan University Press, 2018.

2.Chen Xiangqun. The Mystery of Consciousness: A Philosophical Inquiry into Quantum Approaches. Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2022.

3.Chen Xiangqun (trans.). The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind-Body Problem to the World-Brain Problem. Central Compilation & Translation Press, 2024.

4.Chen Xiangqun (trans.). Minding the Brain: Pathways to Philosophy and Neurophilosophy. Central Compilation & Translation Press, 2026.

  III. Research Projects Led

1.Jiangxi Provincial University Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Project: "A Neurophilosophical New Interpretation of the Mind-Body Problem" (JC18218), 2018–2021.

2.Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Project: "Research on the Latest Developments in Quantum Approaches to the Consciousness Problem" (19YJCZH011), 2019–2022.

3.Jiangxi Provincial Social Sciences "14th Five-Year Plan" Fund Project: "Philosophical Research on the Problem of Machine Consciousness" (21ZX06D), 2021–2024.

4.Jiangxi Provincial University Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Project: "Research on the Problem of Machine Consciousness from the Perspective of Philosophy of Mind" (ZX24101), 2024–2027.