Sam Crane

Education

• B.A. State University of New York, Purchase (1979)
• M.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Political Science (1981)
• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Political Science (1986)

Areas of Expertise

In recent years my writing and research have focused on ancient Chinese philosophy. I made a first foray into this field with, Aidan’s Way. I then published Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life, which explores applications of Confucian and Daoist ideas to contemporary issues.

I blog on ancient Chinese thought at The Useless Tree. And I have made a book out of that blog, that has just been published (2019): Blogging China in the 21st Century: Philosophical, Historical, and Political Observations from The Useless Tree Blog.