高修娟

Gao Xiujuan holds a PhD in sociology and is a professor and master's supervisor at the School of Law, Anhui Normal University. Her research focuses on the sociology of the family, gender, and youth. She combines academic research with the translation of classic works, having translated books such as Self-Help, A Discourse on Inequality, De Profundis, and Creative Evolution, which have earned her a certain standing among Chinese readers. The three works by her in this collection span Eastern philosophy and inspirational personal growth: an expert-guided reading of Rousseau's A Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, and Samuel Smiles's texts on self-help and life advice for young people. Her writing balances the tracing of intellectual context with readability, conveying the power of classic ideas to general readers. Public information about her life is limited, and readers may come to know her scholarly interests and translation style mainly through these works.