Chung-ying Cheng
Encyclopedia
Chung-ying Cheng is a Taiwan
ese philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He received his BA in 1956 from National Taiwan University
, his MA in 1958 from University of Washington
, and PhD
in 1964 from Harvard University
.
Professor Cheng's research interests are in the areas of Chinese logic, the I Ching
and the origins of Chinese philosophy
, Confucian
and Neo-Confucian Philosophy, the onto-hermeneutics of Eastern and Western philosophy, and Chan (Zen
) philosophy. Recently he has specifically worked on the philosophy of c-management and Confucian Bio-Ethics as they relate to the Chinese tradition, and on how Chinese culture relates to world culture.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy published by Blackwell Publishers.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He received his BA in 1956 from National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University is a national co-educational university located in Taipei, Republic of China . In Taiwan, it is colloquially known as "Táidà" . Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan,...
, his MA in 1958 from University of Washington
University of Washington
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, and PhD
PHD
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in 1964 from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Professor Cheng's research interests are in the areas of Chinese logic, the I Ching
I Ching
The I Ching or "Yì Jīng" , also known as the Classic of Changes, Book of Changes and Zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts...
and the origins of Chinese philosophy
Chinese philosophy
Chinese philosophy is philosophy written in the Chinese tradition of thought. The majority of traditional Chinese philosophy originates in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era, during a period known as the "Hundred Schools of Thought", which was characterized by significant intellectual and...
, Confucian
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
and Neo-Confucian Philosophy, the onto-hermeneutics of Eastern and Western philosophy, and Chan (Zen
Zen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
) philosophy. Recently he has specifically worked on the philosophy of c-management and Confucian Bio-Ethics as they relate to the Chinese tradition, and on how Chinese culture relates to world culture.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy published by Blackwell Publishers.
Books
- Contemporary Chinese Philosophy, ed. with Nicholas Bunnin. . Malden and Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2002. 429 pages.
- A Treatise on Confucian Philosophy: The Way of Uniting the Outer and the Inner, Beijing: China Social Sciences Publishers, 2001, 431 pages.
- Ontology and Interpretation, (in Chinese), Beijing: Sanlian Publishers, 2000. 382 pages.
- C Theory: Chinese Philosophy of Management (in Chinese), Shanghai:Xueling Publishers, 1999. 458 pages
- Light of Wisdom: The Contemporary Application of Chinese Management Philosophy (Ed. w/Zhou Hanguang). Shanghai: Chinese Textile University Press, 1997.
- C lilun: Yijing guanli zhexue. [C Theory: The Yijing philosophy of management].Taibei: Dongda Tushu Chubanshe, 1995.
- Wenhua, lilun yu guanli: Zhongguo xiandaihua de zhexue xingsi. [Culture, Ethics, and the Philosophy of Management]. Guiyang: Guizhou Renmin Chubanshe, 1991.
- Shiji zhi jiao de jueze: Lun Zhong-Xi zhexue zhong de huitong yuronghe. [Choice at the Turn of a New Century: On the Interflux and Integration of Chinese and Western Philosophy]. Shanghai: Zhishi Chubanshe, 1991.
- The Distribution of Power and Rewards: Selected Essays from the Conference on Democracy and Social Justice East and West (Co-ed. w/James Hsiung). Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1991.
- New Dimensions of Confucian & Neo-Confucian Philosophy, Albany: New York University Press, 1991.