Wang Keping is a philosophy professor and

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supervisor of

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(BISU),

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. He is also Director and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Philosophy of the

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(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

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since 2007.

Awards

Wang is a holder of British Academy K. C. Wong Fellowship and his major academic interest is in

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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

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* 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

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