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Wenjin Liu

Wenjin Liu

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
wenjin.liu@duke.edu
1364 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
1364 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705

Scholarly Works

The Virtue of Living Together in a City: Civic Moderation in Plato's Republic

Journal article Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · January 1, 2026 This article examines Plato's underexplored conception of civic moderation in the Republic. I argue that civic moderation is the virtue of civic unity. It centrally involves friendship among all citizens, best understood as a communion (κοινωνία) character ... Full text Open Access Cite

The Anatomy of Ignorance in Plato’s Republic

Journal article Phronesis: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy · October 10, 2025 Link to item Cite

Plato’s Moral Realism

Journal article Philosophical Review · January 1, 2025 Full text Cite

Ignorance in Plato's Protagoras

Journal article Phronesis · January 1, 2022 Ignorance is commonly assumed to be a lack of knowledge in Plato's Socratic dialogues. I challenge that assumption. In the Protagoras, ignorance is conceived to be a substantive, structural psychic flaw - the soul's domination by inferior elements that are ... Full text Cite