Ye Xiushan
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Born | (1935-07-04)4 July 1935[1] Yangzhong,[1] Jiangsu, Republic of China |
Died | 7 September 2016(2016-09-07) (aged 81)[2] Beijing, China |
Alma mater | Peking University |
Occupation | Philosopher |
Ye Xiushan (simplified Chinese: 叶秀山; traditional Chinese: 葉秀山; Wade–Giles: Yeh Hsiu-shan; 4 July 1935 – 7 September 2016) was a Chinese philosopher, aestheticist and Chinese Opera theorist. Ye was one of the first Faculty Scholars at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [zh], and a member of the 8th, the 9th[3] and the 10th[4] National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as an independent scholar.
Biography
Ye was born in Yangzhong County, China in 1935 and moved to Shanghai with his parents at the age of 4. He graduated from Peking University with a major in Philosophy in 1956. Ye was a visiting scholar at University at Albany, SUNY [1][5] and University of Oxford in the 1980s. He served as a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a professor[6] and Ph.D. student advisor[7] in the Department of Philosophy at Tsinghua University.
Research
Ye's research was based on German Classical Philosophy, and he integrated ancient Greek philosophy, modern western philosophy, and Chinese traditional philosophy.[8] His work on freedom and rationality has had a significant influence on current Chinese philosophical development and ideological enlightenment.
Selected works
Ye published over 20 books, beginning in the 1960s. His main works are the following books:
In Philosophy
- The Study on Pre-Socrates Philosophy (苏格拉底哲学研究, Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1982) ISBN 7-01-002609-2
- Socrates and His Philosophical Thoughts (苏格拉底及其哲学思想, Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1986) ISBN 7-01-002623-8
- Ideology, History and Poetry—The Study on Phenomenology and Philosophy of Existence (思 史 诗: 现象学和存在哲学研究, Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1988) ISBN 7-01-000255-X
- Endless Learning and Thinking—A Collection of Ye Xiushan's Essays on Philosophy (无尽的学与思, (Kunming: Yunnan University Press, 1995) ISBN 7-81025-555-X
- The True Happiness of Thinking (愉快的思, Shenyang: Liaoning Education Press, 1997) ISBN 7-5382-4531-6
- A Thorough Understanding of Chinese and Western Wisdom—A Collection of Ye Xiushan's Essays on Chinese Philosophical Culture (中西智慧的贯通, Nanjing: Jiangsu People’s Publishing House [zh], 2002) ISBN 7-214-03217-1
- Philosophy as Creative Wisdom—A Collection of Ye Xiushan's Essays on Western Philosophy (1998–2002) (哲学作为创造性的智慧, Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2003) ISBN 9-787-214-04918-6
- Reincarnation of Learning and Thinking (学与思的轮回, Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2009) ISBN 9787214058850
- Science-Religion-Philosophy (科学·宗教·哲学, Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2009) ISBN 9787509711347
- Philosophical Essentials (哲学要义) 2010 ISBN 9-787-5062-8573-5 (revised edition: 2015 ISBN 9787550251236)
- Enlightenment and Freedom (启蒙与自由, Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2013) ISBN 9787214077059
- The knowledge of “Self-knowledge” (“知己”的学问, Beijing: China Society Science Publishing House, 2014) ISBN 9787516131237
In Aesthetics and Chinese Opera
- Appreciation of the Genres of Peking Opera (京剧流派欣赏)
- An Introduction to Calligraphy Aesthetics (书法美学引论)
- The Philosophy of Aesthetics (美的哲学, Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1991) ISBN 9787010008219
- The Opera of Ancient China (古中国的歌, Beijing: Renmin University of China Publishing House, 2013) ISBN 9787300078953
- Introduction of Calligraphy (说写字, Beijing: Renmin University of China Publishing House, 2013) ISBN 9787300171869
References
- ^ a b c "叶秀山先生生平". China Social Sciences Net (in Chinese). 2016-09-20.
- ^ "哲学家叶秀山逝世". China Social Sciences Net (in Chinese). 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Ye Xiushan". CPPCC (in Chinese).
- ^ "Ye Xiushan". CPPCC (in Chinese).
- ^ 夏宇璞 (2006-08-24). "叶秀山:哲学所里的"康德"" (in Chinese). People's Daily.
- ^ Department of Philosophy. "哲学系成功举办系列纪念讲座". Tsinghua University (in Chinese).
- ^ "School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University". Tsinghua University (in Chinese).
- ^ 赵广明 (2016-09-10). "叶秀山的哲学遗产:何以自由?如何理性?". The Paper (in Chinese).
External links
- Works by Xiushan Ye