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Xiaomeng Bu

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Contact Information

401 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Graduate Student

Research Interests

Philosophy of Language

Research Description

My primary research focus lies within the realms of philosophy of language, semantics, and epistemology. Currently, I am working on the semantics of epistemic modality. 

Education

Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2023 - present)

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2017 - present)

M.A., Philosophy, Western Michigan University (2017)

B.A., English, School of Foreign Languages, Shenyang Normal University, China (2009)

Courses Taught

Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • PHIL 103 Logic and Reasoning QRII (Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2018) 

  • PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy-ACP (Fall 2021)

Grader, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • PHIL 102 Logic and Reasoning (Spring 2022, Fall 2020,  Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Winter 2017-18)

  • PHIL 223 Mind and Machine (Spring 2021)

  • PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics (Spring 2019)

Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Western Michigan University

  • PHIL 3150 Race and Gender Issue (Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2015) 

Independent Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Western Michigan University

  • PHIL 3150 Race and Gender Issue (Summer I 2015)