Yang Shuya
Research interests
History of Scientific Thought, History of Pharmacy, Cultures of Natural History
Education experience
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University (Ph.D.)
School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
Work experience
School of Health Humanities, Peking University (Postdoc)
School of Health Humanities, Peking University (Lecturer)
Courses
An Introduction to Dialectics of Nature
Chinese Marxism and Contemporary Era
History of Western Pharmaceutical Thought
The Healing of Nature: Natural History in Medicine
Medicine and Society
Medicine and Civilization
Human Civilization and Disease Evolution
Publications
Yang Shuya. Theophrastus’ Classification of Plant Categories and the Principles. Journal of Dialectics of Nature, 2024, 46(9): 65–72.
Theophrastus’ Histories on the Grains and its Botanical Significance: Case Study on the Distinction between Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons. The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology, 2023, 44(4): 542–552.
Yang Shuya. To Understand the Plant Kingdom: Theophrastus’ Inquiry into the Parts of Plant. Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology, 2021, 38(3): 79–85.
Yang Shuya. Theophrastus: The Father of Botany and His Masterpieces. Journal of Dialectics of Nature, 2021, 43(3): 118–126.
Liao, Y.1, Yang, S. Y.1, Li, X. N., Yang, X. W., Xu, G.*. Polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols from the fruits of Hypericum henryi. Science China Chemistry, 2016, 59(9): 1216–1223.
Yang, X. W., Yan, J., Liao, Y., Ye, Y., Li, Y. P., Yang, S. Y., Xia, F., Xu, G.*. Hypercohin K, a polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol with an unusual spiro-fused cyclopropane ring from Hypericum cohaerens. Tetrahedron Letters, 2015, 56(41): 5537–5540.
