Jiakai Zhang

University of California, Los Angeles

Research Topic: Intellectual History in 5th and 4th century Athens; Greek philosophy

Jiakai Zhang is a PhD student in the Department of Classics at UCLA. He works on self-cultivation and philosophical experiences in Plato and in his historical and intellectual context. He also works on classical reception in early modern China, especially the interactions between Greco-Roman references, Christianity, and Neo-Confucianism. While at the School, he is interested in investigating the religious practices and historical background of Platonic philosophical practices and deepening his view for comparative studies between ancient Greece and China.