蔡璧名

蔡璧名 is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Literature at National Taiwan University. She specializes in pre-Qin medical and Daoist thought, practices, and culture, focusing on bodily theories in classical texts like the Zhuangzi, Huangdi Neijing, and Shanghan Lun.

• Education: PhD in Chinese Literature from National Taiwan University.
• Teaching: Offers courses on Daoist and medical classics, including 'Zhuangzi: Posture, Awareness, and Sentiment', 'Medical and Daoist Body Discourses', and 'Decoding the Peng Metaphor in the Xiaoyaoyou'.

Her research bridges classical Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine, and contemporary cognitive science. She has authored monographs and articles on topics such as Daoist body practices, TCM's 'body perception' theories, and interdisciplinary interpretations of classical texts. Notable works include Body and Nature: The Body Concept in the Huangdi Neijing Suwen and Zhuangzi’s Sentiment: A New Perspective on Emotions in Daoist Thought.

She has received significant recognition for teaching excellence, including six Outstanding Teacher Awards and the National Taiwan University Teaching Excellence Award.