Ye Xiushan

Ye Xiushan (1935–2016) was a renowned Chinese philosopher and aesthetician. Born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, he later passed away in Beijing. He worked for many years at the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he was a member of its first Academic Committee and a research fellow, and also served as a dual-appointed professor at Tsinghua University. His research covered the history of Western philosophy, aesthetics, and dialogue between Chinese and Western philosophy. His representative works include Studies in Pre-Socratic Philosophy and Thought, History, and Poetry, among more than twenty books. Our collection includes several volumes of The Complete Works of Ye Xiushan and A History of Western Philosophy: Academic Edition—German Classical Philosophy. His writings are known for solid scholarship and rigorous argumentation, and have had a profound influence on Western philosophy and aesthetics in China while offering an important reference for East–West philosophical dialogue.