Yingtian He

Yingtian He is a Research Fellow at Tsinghua University, specializing in historical epistemology and Qing intellectual history. His research explores the study of "things" (wu) in mid-Qing evidential learning (circa 1750-1850), analyzing the shift from cosmological "coherence" (li) to the "textures" (li) of specific wu through philological techniques and material evidence.

• Fields of Interest: Historical Epistemology, Qing Intellectual History, Evidential Learning, Study of "Things" (Wu), Cosmology, Disciplinary Science.
• Advising: He Bian (Faculty Adviser role).

His dissertation Well-Ordered Textures: The Book of Odes and the Study of Wu in Mid-Qing China investigates the interplay between textual and material epistemic networks in the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, emphasizing unresolved tensions in knowledge production and the emergence of disciplinary divisions.