Zhao Tingyang

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Zhao Tingyang
Fellow
赵汀阳
Born
Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese
Education
Alma materRenmin University of China (BA)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (MA)
Philosophical work
EraModern
RegionChina
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University Berggruen Research Institute
Main interestsTianxia, Focal points, Compossibility
Notable works"The Tianxia System: An Introduction to the Philosophy of a World Institution"
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20081015125204/http://think.blog.enorth.com.cn/article/285731.shtml

Zhao Tingyang (simplified Chinese: 赵汀阳; traditional Chinese: 趙汀陽; pinyin: Zhào Tīngyáng; born 1961 in Guangdong, China) is a political philosopher credited with modernising the ancient Chinese concept of Tianxia.[1][2] He argues that the concept of a new Tianxia or all-under-heaven can offer an alternative blueprint for creating a more peaceful and inclusive world.[3]

Biography

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Zhao Tingyang graduated from Renmin University of China and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and is now a professor in the Institute of Philosophy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and is a senior fellow of Peking University Berggruen Research Institute. He was also a Pusey Distinguished Fellow at the Harvard–Yenching Institute in 2013.[1][4]

According to Zhao's reconstruction of the tianxia system, tianxia presupposed "inclusion of all" and implied acceptance of the world's diversities, emphasizing harmonious reciprocal dependence and ruled by virtue as a means for lasting peace.[5]

Political stance

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Zhao was described by China's state media as "a non-partisan person, he always adheres to the Four Cardinal Principles, supports the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and its basic lines, principles and policies".[6]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • On Possible Life, 1994, 2004
  • One or All Problem, 1998
  • The World without a World-view, 2003
  • The Tianxia System: An Introduction to the Philosophy of a World Institution (Chinese Edition: 2005). ISBN 978-7-300-14265-4[7]
  • All under Heaven: The Tianxia System for a Possible World Order. Berkeley: University of California Press. English Edition (2021). ISBN 978-0-520-32502-9
  • Investigations of the Bad World: Political Philosophy as First Philosophy, 2009
  • First Philosophy: From Cogito to Facio, 2012
  • Contemporary Chinese Political Thought: Debates and Perspectives[8]

Selected academic articles

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  • Zhao Tingyang. 2012. ‘The Ontology of Coexistence: From Cogito to Facio’. Diogenes 57:4, (228): 27–36
  • Zhao Tingyang and Yan Xin. 2008. The Self and the Other: An Unanswered Question in Confucian Theory. Frontiers of Philosophy in China 3, (2): 163–176
  • Zhao Tingyang. 2009. Ontology of Coexistence. Diogenes 228, (4): 35–49
  • Zhao Tingyang. 2009. A Political World Philosophy in terms of All-under-Heaven (tian-xia). Diogenes 56, (1): 5–18, 140
  • Zhao Tingyang. 2006. Rethinking Empire from a Chinese Concept 'All-under-Heaven' (tian-xia). Social identities 12, (1): 29–41
  • Zhao Tingyang. 2007. ‘“Credit Human Rights”: A Non-western Theory of Universal Human Rights’. Social sciences in China XXVIII, (1): 14–26
  • Zhao Tingyang. 2005. On the Best Possible Golden Rule. Social sciences in China XXVI, (4): 12-22[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zhao Tingyang - People". Berggruen Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. ^ "The Tianxia System | China Heritage Quarterly". www.chinaheritagequarterly.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ Yang, Xiao Alvin (2021-07-03). "Redefining a Philosophy for World Governance: Written by Zhao, Tingyang, Translated by Tao, Liqing, Singapore, Palgrave Pivot, 2019, XVII, 68 pp., Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5970-5". Journal of Chinese Governance. 6 (3): 460–462. doi:10.1080/23812346.2021.1875677. ISSN 2381-2346.
  4. ^ "赵汀阳-中国社会科学院哲学研究所". philosophy.cssn.cn. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ Zhao, Suisheng (2023). The dragon roars back : transformational leaders and dynamics of Chinese foreign policy. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-5036-3088-8. OCLC 1331741429.
  6. ^ "一位哲学的劳动者——访中国社会科学院学部委员、哲学研究所研究员赵汀阳" [A Philosophical Worker: An Interview with Zhao Tingyang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Researcher of the Institute of Philosophy]. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  7. ^ Wang, Ban (2017-09-01). Chinese Visions of World Order: Tianxia, Culture, and World Politics. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822372448.
  8. ^ Dallmayr, Fred Reinhard; Zhao, Tingyang (2012-06-21). Contemporary Chinese Political Thought: Debates and Perspectives. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813136424.
  9. ^ "Publications of Zhao Tingyang". Cairn Institute.
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