▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ 3 0 0 ▁college ▁or ▁university ▁profess ors ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁by ▁the ▁Pr inc eton ▁Review . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Van ▁Norden ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Association ▁Public ▁Philosoph y ▁Op - Ed ▁Cont est ▁for ▁his ▁ess ay , ▁“ Conf u cius ▁on ▁Gay ▁Mar riage ." ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁over ▁" If ▁Philosoph y ▁W on ' t ▁D ivers ify " ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Jay ▁L . ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Bry an ▁W . ▁Van ▁Norden ▁published ▁an ▁opinion ▁piece ▁in ▁The ▁Stone ▁column ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁entitled ▁" If ▁Philosoph y ▁W on ' t ▁D ivers ify , ▁Let ' s ▁Call ▁It ▁What ▁It ▁Re ally ▁Is ." ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁article , ▁they ▁state : ▁" we ▁have ▁ur ged ▁our ▁colle agues ▁to ▁look ▁beyond ▁the ▁European ▁canon ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁research ▁and ▁teaching ." ▁ ▁However , ▁" progress ▁has ▁been ▁minimal ." ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁" the ▁profession ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁remains ▁resol utely ▁Euro cent ric ," ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Van ▁Norden ▁" ask ▁those ▁who ▁sin cer ely ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁make ▁sense ▁to ▁organ ize ▁our ▁discipline ▁entirely ▁around ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁figures ▁and ▁texts ▁to ▁purs ue ▁this ▁ag enda ▁with ▁hon esty ▁and ▁open ness . ▁We ▁therefore