Wang Keping is a
philosophy professor and
PhD supervisor of
Beijing International Studies University
The Beijing International Studies University (BISU) is a public research university based in the city of Beijing, China. Founded in 1964, it was part of the national initiative to promote tertiary foreign language education. The institute gre ...
(BISU),
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
He is also Director and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Philosophy of the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...
(CASS).
He enjoys the
Chinese State Council Special Allowance since 1998 and is currently Vice President of the
International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD).
He has been honorary member of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture under the
University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
since 2007.
[
]
Awards
Wang is a holder of British Academy K. C. Wong Fellowship and his major academic interest is in Aesthetics
Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...
and Transcultural Studies.[
* 2004 — his ''Towards a Transcultural Aesthetics'' won the Beijing Book Prize
* 2008 — titled Outstanding Contribution to the Philosophy and Dialogue of Peace at the ]World Congress of Philosophy
The World Congress of Philosophy (originally known as the International Congress of Philosophy) is a global meeting of philosophers held every five years under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP). First or ...
, Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
* 2010 — Jacobson Award for Outstanding Contribution to the International Philosophical Dialogue
* 2010 — his ''Diversity and Universality in Aesthetics'' was elected the annual Yearbook of the International Association for Aesthetics
Publications
As of 2011, his major English works include:[
* ''The Classic of the Dao: A New Investigation''. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1998.
* ''Chinese Philosophy on Life''. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2005.
* ''Ethos of Chinese Culture''. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2007.
* ''Spirit of Chinese Poetics''. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2008.
* ''Chinese Way of Thinking''. Shanghai: Brilliant Books, 2009.
* ''Reading the Dao: A Thematic Inquiry''. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011.
]
References
Philosophers of art
Beijing International Studies University people
1955 births
Living people
{{China-philosopher-stub