1. Personal Information

Tang Xiaojia, born in May 1954, female, Han nationality, from Quanzhou, Guangxi. Graduated from the Department of Political Science at Southwest Normal University in January 1982 and remained at the university to teach. In July 1989, obtained a master's degree in philosophy from Southwest Normal University. Engaged in teaching and research in modern logic and philosophical logic for a long time, published dozens of papers in academic journals such as Philosophy Research, Philosophy Dynamics, and Research on Dialectics of Nature. Served as the director of the Department of Political Science (Department of Philosophy) of the School of Politics and Public Administration, professor of the Department of Philosophy of the School of Politics and Public Administration, doctoral supervisor, director of the Chinese Association of Logic, vice director of the Language and Logic Research Society and the Semiotics Research Society, and vice chairman and secretary-general of the Chongqing Logic Society.

2. Main Courses Taught

- "Formal Logic": for undergraduate majors in philosophy, economics, management, political education, Chinese, and education.

- "Legal Logic": for law majors.

- "Mathematical Logic": for graduate students majoring in logic.

- "Modal Logic": for graduate students majoring in logic.

- "Philosophical Logic": for graduate students majoring in logic.

3. Representative Research Achievements

Papers:

- "An Analysis of Jin Yuelin's Empirical Philosophy from 'On the Way'", independently authored, published in Philosophy Research, November 1998.

- "Analysis of the Logical Semantic Characteristics of Cognitive Propositions", independently authored, published in Journal of Southwest Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), September 1999.

- "Sintikas's Language Game Theory", independently authored, published in Journal of Southwest Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), December 2000.

- "Scientific Games and Language Games", independently authored, published in Philosophy Dynamics, May 2001.

- "Analysis of Sintikas's Language Game Theory", independently authored, published in a special issue of Philosophy Dynamics on logic, 2001.

- "The Evolution of Philosophical Understanding of Reliable Knowledge and Its Foundations", independently authored, published in Journal of Southwest Normal University, August 2002.

- "Representation of Knowledge Base—Concept Language C(ALCKB)", independently authored, published in Research on Dialectics of Nature, a special issue on logic, 2002.

- "Some Thoughts on Establishing a Multi-Subject Cognitive Reasoning Model", independently authored, published in Journal of Sun Yat-Sen University, a special issue on logic and cognition, 2003.

- "Interactivity between Subjects and Construction of Multi-Subject Cognitive Models", independently authored, published in Research on Dialectics of Nature, September 2004.

- "The Pursuit of Deterministic Knowledge in Logical Atomism", first author, co-authored with Tian Huayin, published in Philosophy Research, June 2006.

- "Analysis of Modern Logic as a Tool for Theoretical Analysis", first author, co-authored with Jiang Guifei, published in Chinese Higher Education, February 2015.

Textbooks, Monographs:

- "Logical Analysis of Cognition", independently authored, published by Southwest Normal University Press, January 2003.

- "Introduction to Logic", edited by Tang Xiaojia and Tu Dehui, published by Southwest Normal University Press, January 2004.

4. Research Projects Hosted

- "Research on Logical Issues in Cognitive Science", National Social Science Fund project, concluded in 2002.

- "Research on the Application of Modern Logic in Artificial Intelligence", National Social Science Fund project, approved in 2004.

5. Awards

- "An Analysis of Jin Yuelin's Empirical Philosophy from 'On the Way'", Third Prize for Excellent Research Achievements in Social Sciences of Chongqing Municipality, independently authored.

- "Logical Analysis of Cognition", Second Prize for Excellent Research Achievements in Social Sciences of Chongqing Municipality, independently authored, 2004.

- "Theoretical and Practical Study on Logic Teaching Reform from the Perspective of Quality Education", First Prize for Teaching Achievements of Chongqing Municipality, ranked second.

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(Last updated on 22 Nov 2017)