The Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center, 傳統與科學形上學研究中心) at National Taiwan University (國立臺灣大學) is dedicated to cultivating interdisciplinary metaphysical research, bridging the gap between various traditions. By bringing together various research approaches, including from analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Eastern philosophy, philosophy of science, natural science, social science, and religious thoughts, the center endeavors to examine fundamental philosophical inquiries regarding the mind, consciousness, artifical intelligence, matter, space-time, causality, and the cosmos from fresh and innovative perspectives.

The TSM Center actively engages and collaborates with philosophers, scientists, and humanities scholars from various backgrounds. It aspires to contribute to the collective expertise and unique perspectives of Taiwan's academic community, and to engage meaningfully with the cutting-edge development of the global academic landscape.

OUR TEAM AND PROJECTS

The TSM Center currently has 6 members from the Philosophy Department at National Taiwan University, who specialize in distinct yet interconnected areas in metaphysics, broadly construed. Furthermore, the center receives substantial support from a total of 20 affiliate members from universities across Taiwan, as well as from various international collaborative partners in Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia. It focuses on four major projects, for which it has organized itself into four respective specialized research teams: (i) the Metaphysics and Science Team, (ii) the Mind and Consciousness Team, (iii) the Religions and Traditional Worldviews Team, and (iv) the Logic, Mathematics, and Artificial Intelligence Team. Through the collective efforts and diverse perspectives of our array of colleagues, these teams work closely to promote collaborative research on a community scale.

OUR OUTPUTS

Research from the TSM Center has found its way into numerous respected international philosophy journals, including but not limited to Analysis, the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Studies, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Mind, Synthese, Erkenntnis, Ratio, Inquiry, and Philosophy East and West. The center's work has also been compiled into monographs and book chapters, published by interenational academic publishers like Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury.

Members of the TSM Center have received prestigious academic awards in Taiwan including the Ministry of Education Research Award, the National Science and Technology Council Outstanding Research Award, Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, 2030 Cross-Generation Young Scholars Program: Emerging Young Scholars Fellowship Award, Fulbright Visiting Fellowship, and Harvard-Yenching Visiting Fellowship. The TSM Center's research projects have received prestigious grants both within Taiwan and internationally.