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Yun Woo Song Professorial Lecturer CAS | Philosophy and Religion

Contact
ywsong@american.edu
CAS | Philosophy/Religion
4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Spring Valley Building
Degrees
PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Bio
Yunwoo Song specializes in Chinese philosophy, with added focus on Confucianism and natural philosophy. His research focuses on the conceptions of the universe, problems of determinism, free will, and moral responsibility. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, he taught at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University before coming to AU.
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Teaching

Fall 2025

  • PHIL-211 Intro to Asian Philosophy

  • RELG-240 Global Religious Ethics

  • RELG-240 Global Religious Ethics

Spring 2026

  • PHIL-418 Chinese Philosophy

  • RELG-240 Global Religious Ethics

  • RELG-240 Global Religious Ethics