Brian Bruya

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Brian Bruya (born 22 December 1966) is a professor of philosophy at Eastern Michigan University,[1] and an author of books and articles in the fields of comparative philosophy, cognitive science, and educational psychology.[2][3] Bruya is known for his work in the study of "effortless attention",[4][5] and showing that it is possible to foster wisdom in an educational setting.[6] He is also a translator[7] and has published translations of a number of popular comic books on Chinese philosophy, which have been featured in The New York Times.[8]

Education[edit]

Bruya earned a B. A. (Philosophy; Chinese Language & Literature) from the University of Washington in 1992. He went on to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, earning an M. A. (Philosophy) in 1999 and Ph.D. (Philosophy) in 2004.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan University". Archived from the original on 2019-12-26.
  2. ^ "MIT Press". Archived from the original on 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ "ResearchGate".
  4. ^ "Effortless Attention". Archived from the original on 2019-12-26.
  5. ^ "Effortless Attention". The MIT Press. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. ^ "Wisdom Can Be Taught".
  7. ^ "Princeton University Press". Archived from the original on 2019-12-26.
  8. ^ Ismay, John (July 5, 2018). "The Art of Drawing the "Art of War"". The New York Times Magazine.

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