Wang Xiao-wei
Biographic Data
| ID | 6890014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wang Xiao-wei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wang |
| FAMILY NAME | Xiao-wei |
| SIGNATURE | XIAO-WEI W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Soochow University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7524-5673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Heretic to Hedonist
At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese intellectuals had to respond to the dire situation of their country. Against this background, the leading intellectual Kang Youwei aimed to re-establish some traditional values. Although Yang Zhu had long been employed rhetorically in pre-modern China, Kang reconstructed Yang Zhu as an ancient master who had a coherent theory centered around two expressions: wei wo (serving one’s own interest) and zon…
Salomé
It has frequently been claimed that there is a lack of tragedy in the tradition of Chinese literature. The modern Chinese tragedy is very much the result of influence from the Western theatre. This essay examines Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salom as an example of the significant role that Western tragedy plays in the constructing of modern tragedy as an independent genre in China. Salom, regarded as a tragedy in the Greek manner, with its inheritance o…
Confucian Cosmological Life and its Eco-Philosophical Implications
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Confucian Cosmological Life and its Eco-Philosophical Implications
Salomé
It has frequently been claimed that there is a lack of tragedy in the tradition of Chinese literature. The modern Chinese tragedy is very much the result of influence from the Western theatre. This essay examines Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salom as an example of the significant role that Western tragedy plays in the constructing of modern tragedy as an independent genre in China. Salom, regarded as a tragedy in the Greek manner, with its inheritance o…
From Heretic to Hedonist
At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese intellectuals had to respond to the dire situation of their country. Against this background, the leading intellectual Kang Youwei aimed to re-establish some traditional values. Although Yang Zhu had long been employed rhetorically in pre-modern China, Kang reconstructed Yang Zhu as an ancient master who had a coherent theory centered around two expressions: wei wo (serving one’s own interest) and zon…
Art (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Applied philosophy (1 work) · China (1 work) · Contemporary philosophy (1 work) · Drama (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · General interest (1 work)