Lisa Raphals
Lisa Raphals | |
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| Born | Lisa Ann Raphals May 15, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, Professor of Philosophy |
| Known for | Comparative studies of early China and ancient Greece |
| Title | Professor |
| Spouse | John C. Baez |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature, Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Chinese Studies, Ancient Greek Studies |
| Institutions | University of California Riverside; National University of Singapore |
| Main interests | Early China, Ancient Greece, Comparative Philosophy |
Lisa Ann Raphals (born May 15, 1951) is an American professor of Chinese and comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), and of philosophy at the National University of Singapore. She compares early China and ancient Greece. She is the author of a number of books, including Knowing Words: Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece and Sharing the Light: Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China, as well as a collection of poems and translations entitled What Country.
Raphals is married to John C. Baez, who is a professor of mathematics at UCR.