Mr Jason PHAN – NUS CELC

Jason Phan

Lecturer

Contact Information

Telephone: 6601 8119
Email: jphan@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #03-03 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Jason PHAN majored in journalism at Nanyang Technological University, then pursued graduate studies in philosophy at University of Melbourne and NUS. He is drawn to philosophy because of its sublime ideas and questioning of dogmas. He likes journalism for its practical value of telling the truth to better the world. Teaching enables him to combine elements of both. It is the privilege of entering the mental home of a stranger, to help it flourish.

From 2011-2021, he taught philosophy at the Singapore Institute of Management, and communication at NTU's business school. His research interests initially revolved around rather abstract questions such as 'What is morality?' and 'Do physical objects exist outside of the mind?'. However, the 2011 Occupy Movement got him thinking a lot more about issues of social justice. He is especially interested in the ethics of market exchanges and the nature of critical thinking.

Recent Courses Taught

FAS1101 Writing Academically: Arts and Social Sciences
UTW1001T How Rich Should Anyone Be - The Ethics of Wealth Inequality

Awards & Recognition

NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2024
Teaching Merit Award (Singapore Institute of Management, 2012)

Selected Publications

Phan, J. (2014). Voting Your Way Into a Slum: Singapore's Election Dilemma. Think (13), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175613000456
Phan, J. (2014). Two Martians, a Korean and Implications for Religion in Public Policy. IPSCommons. https://ipscommons.sg/two-martians-a-korean-and-implications-for-religion-in-public-policy/
Phan, J. (2013). Foreign Talent, Local Glory: Can National Excellence Be Outsourced? Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 7(2), 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2013.779312

Selected Presentations

Phan, J.(2016). Schooling's Gold: Rational and Irrational Reactions. Invited speaker at Nanyang Technological University, Undergraduate Philosophy Interest Group
Phan, J. (2015). The NLB book controversy - Whose 'right'? Invited speaker at Nanyang Girls' High School Workshop for Teachers.
Phan, J. (2012). Foreign Talent, Local Glory: Can National Excellence Be Imported? Philosophy Department Seminar Series, National University of Singapore.