Chiu is a contemporary philosopher working in the field of classical Chinese philosophy, with a focus on the Confucian tradition. Their scholarship engages with the debate between Mencius and Xunzi over human nature, particularly examining how interpretive frameworks such as the water-metaphor view affect the force of Xunzi's critique of Mencian moral psychology.
Analyzed the interpretive stakes of the water-metaphor reading of Mencius in relation to Xunzi's critique
Contributed to contemporary scholarship on the Mencius-Xunzi debate over the nature of moral cultivation
Engaged with questions of textual interpretation and philosophical argument in early Confucian ethics