Chienchih Chi has a doctorate in philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and is now a professor in the philosophy department at Huafan University. He also works as a cultural critic, organizes a writing program, and hosts a research room dedicated to logical thinking. Having switched disciplines from the world of science and engineering, he now strives to promote the idea that philosophy is a code to guide the way we lead our lives, and not just an abstruse branch of academia.