I am an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and faculty affiliate of the Department of Classics at Northwestern University.

I specialize in Ancient Greek philosophy. My research focuses on the idea that certain intellectual virtues enable us to make our lives and our political communities better. My main project is on wisdom (sophia) in Plato and Aristotle, a central part of which is a monograph on wisdom in Plato’s Republic. I also work on Aristotle’s theory of justice and Pyrrhonian skepticism. Outside of ancient philosophy, I’m especially interested in social philosophy and Chinese philosophy.

I completed my Ph.D. at Princeton University (2021) and my B.A. at Wellesley College (2016). 

Here is my CV. You can contact me at cyau@northwestern.edu.