Zhao Tingyang
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Biography
Tingyang graduated from Renmin University of ChinaRenmin University of China
Renmin University of China; RUC, also known as People's University of China , colloquially Renda , is a major research university in Haidian District, Beijing, China. Its campus neighbors those of Peking University and Tsinghua University....
and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , established in 1977, is the premier and highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences as well as a national center for comprehensive studies in the People's Republic of China. It was described by Foreign Policy...
, and now is a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , established in 1977, is the premier and highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences as well as a national center for comprehensive studies in the People's Republic of China. It was described by Foreign Policy...
.
His early works are mainly on Metaphilosophy
Metaphilosophy
Metaphilosophy, also called philosophy of philosophy, is the study of the nature, aims, and methods of philosophy. The term is derived from Greek word meta μετά and philosophía φιλοσοφία ....
and Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
topics.
In 2005, he published 'Tianxia System(all under heaven), A Philosophy for the World Institution', turned to political philosophy. His latest book is 'Studies of a bad world, political philosophy as first philosophy', published in 2009.
Partial Book list in Chinese
- "On Possible Life",1994,2004
- "One or All Problem", 1998
- "No World-view for the World", 2003
- "All-under-heaven('tianxia') System", 2005
- 'Studies of a bad world, political philosophy as first philosophy', 2009