By Professor Karyn Lynne Lai

Journal articles

Lai K, 2018, 'The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics', PHILOSOPHY EAST & WEST, 68, pp. 639 - 645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew.2018.0055

Lai K, 2018, 'Global Thinking', TPM-THE PHILOSOPHERS MAGAZINE, pp. 64 - 69

Lai KL; CHIU WW, 2013, 'Ming in the Zhuangzi Neipian: Enlightened Engagement', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 40, pp. 527 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1540-6253.12052

Lai K, 2012, 'Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously: Contemporary Theories and Applications', DAO-A JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY, 11, pp. 119 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-011-9253-y

Lai KL, 2012, 'Knowing to Act in the Moment: Examples from Confucius’ Analects', Asian Philosophy, 22, pp. 347 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09552367.2012.729324

Hetherington SC; Lai KL, 2012, 'Practising to Know: Practicalism and Confucian Philosophy', Philosophy, 87, pp. 375 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031819112000289

Lai KL, 2011, 'Assessing participation skills: online discussions with peers', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2011.590878

Lai KL, 2008, 'Learning from the Confucians: Learning from the Past', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 35, pp. 97 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-03501009

Lai KL, 2008, 'Learning from the Confucians: Learning from the past', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 35, pp. 97 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-03501009

LAI KL, 2007, 'UNDERSTANDING CHANGE: THE INTERDEPENDENT SELF IN ITS ENVIRONMENT', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 34, pp. 81 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.2007.00454.x

Lai KL, 2007, 'Understanding change: The interdependent self in its environment', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 34, pp. 81 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-03405007

Lai KL, 2007, 'Understanding Confucian Ethics: reflections on moral development', Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 9, pp. 21 - 27

Lai KL, 2007, 'Ziran and Wuwei in the Daodejing: an ethical assessment', Dao: a journal of comparative philosophy, 6, pp. 325 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-007-9019-8

Lai KL, 2006, 'Philosophy and Philosophical Reasoning in the Zhuangzi: Dealing with Plurality', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 33, pp. 365 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-03303006

Lai KL, 2006, 'Li in the analects: Training in moral competence and the question of flexibility', Philosophy East and West, 56, pp. 69 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew.2006.0001

Lai KL, 2006, 'Philosophy and Philosophical reasoning in the Zhuangzi: Dealing with Plurality', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 33, pp. 365 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-03303006

Lai K, 2003, 'Conceptual Foundations for Environmental Ethics', Environmental Ethics, 25, pp. 247 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics200325317

Lai KL, 2003, 'Conceptual Foundations for Environmental Ethics: A Daoist Perspective', Environmental Ethics, 25, pp. 247 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics200325317

Lai KL, 2003, 'Critical Notice of Joel Kupperman, Learning from Asian Philosophy', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 81.1, pp. 126 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/715690945

Lai K, 2000, 'The Daodejing : Resources for Contemporary Feminist Thinking', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 27, pp. 131 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-02702002

Lai KL, 2000, 'The Daodejing: Resources for Contemporary Feminist Thinking', Journal of Chinese Philosophy, pp. 131 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-02702002

Lai KL, 1995, 'Confucian moral thinking', Philosophy East and West, pp. 249 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1399567

Creative Written Works

Lai K, 2019, Nature in Chinese Philosophy, Heaven & earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Cao Y, (ed.), Art Gallery of New South Wales, https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/shop/department/Books/item/9781741741438/

Recorded / Rendered Creative Works

Lai K, 2025, A Black and White World: the Zhuangzi on Shi-Fei Dogmatism, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 07 December 2025, Duration: 18:56, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-shifei-dogmatism

Lai K, 2025, Fishing for Complements: Polarities in Daoism, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 14 September 2025, Duration: 17:48, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/daoism-polarities

Lai K, 2025, Way Better than Greenwashing: Daoism on Nature, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 27 July 2025, Duration: 21:30, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/daoism-nature

Lai K, 2025, You Don’t Say! The Dao That Cannot Be Told, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 13 July 2025, Duration: 23:31, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/nameless-dao

Lai K, 2025, Let Us Count the Ways: What is Daoism?, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 29 June 2025, Duration: 18:14, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/what-is-daoism

Lai K, 2025, Horse of a Different Color: the Mohists on Language and Knowledge, Editor(s): Adamson P, voice, Published: 18 May 2025, Duration: 22:40, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/mohism-language-knowledge

Lai K, 2025, Culture Wars: Mohist and Confucian Debates, Editor(s): Adamson P, Voice, Published: 22 March 2025, Duration: 18:38, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/mohism-confucianism

Lai K, 2025, Measuring Up: Mohist philosophy, Editor(s): Adamson P, Voice, Published: 23 February 2025, Duration: 20:19, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://historyofphilosophy.net/mohist-philosophy

Other

Lai KL, 2017, Reflections on Analogical Thinking: The Centrality of Discretion, Taylor and Francis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24740500.2017.1379866

Lai K, 2016, Response to Frank Perkins, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-015-9482-6

Lai K, 2016, Perkins, Franklin, Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy, Springer Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-015-9480-8

Lai K, 2013, Chinese Language Translation of K Lai (2008) An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy (剑桥中国哲学导论) by Liu Liangjian, Beijing :Shi jie tu shu chu ban gong si (世界图书出版公司), Beijing

Lai K, 2009, Early Confucian Ethics: Concepts and Arguments, SPRINGER, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11712-009-9142-9

Lai KL, 2009, Ethics Without Principles, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11841-008-0086-z

Lai KL, 2007, Confucianism and women: A philosophical interpretation, Contemporary China Centre

Lai KL, 2007, Review of Antonio S. Cua's Human Nature, Ritual, and History: Studies in Xunzi and Chinese Philosophy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11841-007-0025-4

Lai K, 2000, Introduction: Feminism and Chinese philosophy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0301-8121.00008

Lai KL, 1999, Biographical dictionary of Chinese women: The Qing Period, 1644-1911, DIALOGUE PUBL CO, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.1999.tb00541.x

Lai KL, 1999, Clara Wing-chung Ho, ed., Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: The Qing Period, 1644-1911. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 1998. Hardback. ISBN: 0-7656-0043-9., Walter de Gruyter GmbH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15406253-02602008

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