Zhang Yibing

Zhang Yibing, whose original name is Zhang Yibin, was born in Nanjing in 1956, with ancestral roots in Chiping, Shandong. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Nanjing University and holds a PhD in philosophy. He is currently a senior professor of humanities at Nanjing University, director of the Center for Studies in Marxist Social Theory, a doctoral supervisor in the Department of Philosophy, and a chief expert of the Central Marxist Project. His long-term research focuses on textual studies of Marx, Lenin, Heidegger, and Foucault, as well as contemporary foreign Marxist studies. His representative works include Back to Marx, Back to Lenin, and Deep Plowing of Texts. Sixteen of his works are held in the collection, covering Western philosophy, social critical theory, and philosophy readings. These include an in-depth reflection on Lacanian philosophy and a systematic survey of the Frankfurt School's critique of modernity. His writing is rigorous, emphasizing close reading of texts and theoretical analysis, and has had a lasting influence in related fields.