"Perkins received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Pennsylvania State University. He has previously taught at Vassar College, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and at DePaul University, where he was also director of the Chinese Studies Program. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and editor of the journal *Philosophy East and West*." Source: <a href="https://closertotruth.com/contributor/33239/">Closer To Truth</a>