Alexus McLeod, Professor of Philosophy and Asian/Asian-American Studies, University of Connecticut

Alexus McLeod is Professor of Philosophy and Asian/Asian-American Studies at the University of Connecticut. He works primarily in Global and Comparative Philosophy, particularly early Chinese (Han and Pre-Han) and Mesoamerican Philosophy.

"The work is an exciting exploration of an unreasonably marginalized topic that should be of interest to a wide array of readers that are keen on Chinese religious philosophies and cross-cultural medical humanities." - Lehel Balogh, Religious Studies Review

"This lucid, accessible account of madness in ancient China demonstrates, contra Foucault, that peoples of all cultures make distinctions between the sane and insane, healthy and mentally ill. They do so, however, in vastly different ways - ways that help us think productively about current philosophical issues concerning self, personhood, and agency. Anyone who wants to understand mental illness from a scintillating, cross-cultural and comparative framework should read McLeod's book." - Erica Brindley, Professor of Asian Studies, History and Philosophy, Penn State University

"The Dao of Madness is a fascinating work of comparative philosophy. By reorganizing the narrative of early Chinese thought around debates about what counts as madness and sanity, McLeod raises many intriguing ideas to a new level of prominence. Especially noteworthy is the way he brings together discussions from the early medical texts with the philosophical literature. ÃReaders interested in moral psychology, comparative ethics, and different conceptions of human subjectivity will be eager to engage with the diverse early Chinese accounts presented here." - Aaron Stalnaker, Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington