Assistant Professor Hsiao-Fan Yeh
Hsiao-Fan Yeh(葉筱凡)
Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences,
College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
(Update to Sep 2021)
ADDRESSSES:
Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
3rd Floor, The Second Medical Science Building,
259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road,
Chang Gung University
Kwei-Shan Dist, Tao-Yuan City 33302, Taiwan
PHONE: +886-3-211-8800 ext. 3700
EMAIL: phylliesyeh@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
2017—Ph.D. (Philosophy), National Chung-Cheng University.
Dissertation Title: Mechanisms and Experimentation in the Science of Life
Advisor: Ruey-Lin Chen
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Biology (esp. mechanism and experimentation)
Philosophy and Medicine
AREA OF COMPETENCE:
Philosophy and Medicine
Medical Humanities and Clinical Ethics
Bioethics
Civic Literacy and Society
Learning Philosophy from Science Fiction
Logical Thinking
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
2020/08-2021/06 Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Center for Society, Technology and Medicine (STM), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
2019/08-2020/07 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
2018/01-2019/07 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan.
PUBLICATION (Journal Paper):
2020 Yeh, Hsiao-Fan, “Mechanisms in Biology.” The Mandarin Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2020 Edition), Linton I-Chi Wang (ed.),
2020 Yu-Ling Huang, Hsiao-Fan Yeh, and I-Chun Hung, “Communication, Connection, and Care: Mobilizing Community Prevention Network to Response
Covid-19.” Taiwanese Journal for Science, Technology and Medicine 30: 267-279.
2017 Yeh, Hsiao-Fan and Chen Ruey-Lin, “An Experiment-Based Methodology for Classical Genetics and Molecular Biology.” Annals of the Japan Association
for Philosophy of Science 26:39-60.
TRANSLATION:
2015 “Multilevel Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change.” By Lindley Darden, Taiwanese Journal for Science, Technology and Medicine 21: 209-233.
EDITOR:
Special Issue: Philosophy of Scientific Practice, Taiwanese Journal for Science, Technology and Medicine. Guest Editors (In Preparation).
BOOK REVIEWS:
Review of Bei-Chang Yang’s Logic in Action.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (2015-) :
2021, “Personalized Medicine: From the Perspective of Philosophy of Medicine.” The 2021 Taiwan STS Association Annual Conference. Online oral presentation. Aug, 23.
2020 “Multiple data module assembly in contemporary immunology discovery.” NCKU-UT consortium session. TGSW 2020. The “After Globalization: Problem Discovery in
Process” Online conference. Tainan, Taiwan, Sep. 29.
2020 “Multiple data module assembly in contemporary immunology discovery.” Workshop on Practices and Processes in Science 2020. Department of Microbiology and
Immunology and Center for Society, Technology and Medicine (STM), National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Sep. 19-20.
2019 “The Relation between Exploratory Experimentation and Theory Construction: From the PaJaMo Experiments to the synthesis of Protein.” Annual Conference of
Taiwan Philosophy Association, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (November 9-10).
2019 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “The construction by exploration: From the PaJaMo experiment to the synthesis of protein.” The Biennial Meeting for International Society for
History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (July 7-12)
2018 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Multiple interventions for both testing and exploring: Reframing the PaJaMo experiment based on aims and modes of interventions.” The
Workshop of Modeling and Reasoning in the Science, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (November 23-24)
2018 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Multiple interventions for both testing and exploring: Reframing the PaJaMo experiment based on aims and modes of interventions.” The
27th Biennial Meeting for the Philosophy of Science Association, Poster, Seattle, USA (November 1-4)
2018 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Modes of Experimental Interventions in Molecular Biology: A Case Study of the β-Galactosidase Synthesis.” The 7th Biennial Conference of
the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (Jun 30-July 2)
2017 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “A Taxonomy of Experiments or Modes of Intervention?” The 7th Asian-Pacific Conference on Philosophy of Science, National Chung
Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan (December 15-16)
2015 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Reexaming the Taxonomy of Experiments: Review of In Search of Mechanisms.” International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social
Studies of Biology Biennial Conference (ISHPSSB), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada (July 6-10)
INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (2015-):
2018 “Multiple interventions for both testing and exploring: Reframing the PaJaMo experiment based on aims and modes of interventions.” The Series of lectures of
Practices in Scientific Reasoning, No. 11.National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Jun 1)
2018 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Modes of Experimental Interventions in Molecular Biology: A Case Study of the β-Galactosidase Synthesis.” 2018 International Young
Scholars Forum, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (May 26)
2017 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “A Taxonomy of Experiments or Modes of Intervention?” The 7th Asian-Pacific Conference on Philosophy of Science (APCPOS), National
Chung-Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan (December 15-16)
2017 “Conceptions of Gene and Their Role in Experimental Practice.” Workshop on Philosophy of Science in Practice, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (May 20)
2016 “Interactivities in the Internal Contexts of Mechanisms.” The 6th Asian-Pacific Conference on Philosophy of Science (APCPOS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
(September 10-11)
INVITED TALKS (2015-):
2019 “A Dialectical View on the Evidence and Reasoning in the Case of Dengue Virus Study.” Department of Philosophy, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
(December 11)
2019 “The Philosophical Thoughts in Bioethics: Utilitarianism, Kant’s Denotological Systems, Virtue Ethics, and Care Ethics.” School of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung
University, Tainan, Taiwan (November 12)
2018 (co-author with Chen, Ruey-Lin) “Modes of Experimental Interventions in Molecular Biology: A Case Study of the β-Galactosidase Synthesis.” 2018 Spring Lecture Series,
National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Jun 1)
2017 “The Philosophical Thoughts in Bioethics: Utilitarianism, Kant’s Denotological Systems, Virtue Ethics, and Care Ethics” School of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University,
Tainan, Taiwan (December 21, 28)
2015 “The Philosophical Thoughts in Bioethics: Utilitarianism, Kant’s Denotological Systems, Virtue Ethics, and Care Ethics” School of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung
University, Tainan, Taiwan (December 10, 17)
2015 “From Interventional Investigation to Discoveries of Mechanisms”, Science, Technology and Medicine, National Chung-Cheng University, Tainan, Taiwan (Jun 12)
OTHER WRITING:
2021 “A Fulfilling Weekend: Life, Psychiatry, and Medical Education.” NCKU Medicine 32(1): 62-64.
2021 “One of the Reasons for Why Science Needs Philosophy.” Science Monthly 615: 74-77.
2014 “Solving the Puzzle of the Bithorax Phenotype in the Drosophila.” Science Monthly 536:600-606.
ACADEMIC HONORS:
2010 The Graduate Student Study Abroad Program sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Visiting Student, during Aug. 2011-Aug.2012,
Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, U. S. A.)
2008 Excellent New PhD Student Award in National Chung-Cheng University 2006 The 7th Graduate Student Paper Presentation Conference Award in Soochow University
2003 Excellent New Graduate School Student Award in Soochow University
REFERENCES:
Lindley Darden: Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, darden@umd.edu
Kenneth C. Waters: Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary, c.waters@ucalgary.ca