Prof. Dr. Zhimin Cheng

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsHistory of Philosophy,Classical Philology
Keywordsancient philology, Martin Heidegger, theory of natural law, greek philosophy, Leo Strauss

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityHaikou
InstitutionHainan University

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Heinrich MeierCarl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, München
Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian GüntherSeminar für Griechische und Lateinische Philologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2008

Program(s)

2006Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2018Zhimin Cheng: An Overview of Classical Natural Law. In: Research in Classics. 1 (2018), 24-38, 2018, 24-38
2018Zhimin Cheng: Clash and Convergence of Civilizations. In: Journal of Hainan University 1 (2018), 3-12, 2018, 3-12
2018Zhimin Cheng: On the Differences of Ancient and Modern Theory of Natural Law. In: Guizhou Social Sciences, 2018, 26-31
2018Zhimin Cheng: On the Place of Crito in Plato’s Corpus. In: Foreign Language and Literature, 2018, 1-6
2018Zhimin Cheng (with Lin Zhou and Xingfeng Zheng): Political Aphorisms and Political Regime. Huaxia Publishing House, 2018
2017Zhimin Cheng (with Xingfeng Zheng): Notes and Commentaries on Plato's Crito. Huaxia Publishing House, 2017
2017Zhimin Cheng: On the Essence of the Political. In: Guizhou Social Sciences, 2017, 20-26
2016Zhimin Cheng: A Critique of Western Philosophy. China Renmin University Press, 2016
2016Zhimin Cheng: A New Paradigm of Studying Plato? A Review on Xian Gang’s Plato’s Theory of Principle. In: China Book Review, 2016, 120-126
2016Zhimin Cheng: Politeia, Cosmopolis, and Globalization. In: Hans-Christian Günther, Paths to Dialogue: Interactions between Eastern and Western Cultures. Verlag Traugott Bautz GmbH, 2016. 289-318
2016Zhimin Cheng: The Philosophy of Aristotle. East China Normal University Press, 2016
2015Zhimin Cheng: Classical Attitude and Scholarship: Review on E. Havelock's The Greek Concept of Justice. In: The Chinese Journal of Classical Studies, 2015, 116-120
2015Zhimin Cheng: Classical Theory of Justice: on Plato's Republic. Press of East China Normal University, 2015
2015Zhimin Cheng: On the Alienation of Philosophical Contemplation: A Critique on Aristotle’s Philosophy. In: Guizhou Social Sciences, 2015, 4-9
2015Zhimin Cheng (et al): Restarting from Classics: In Honor of the Sixtieth Birthday of Prof. Liu Xiaofeng. Press of East China Normal University, 2015
2014Zhimin Cheng: Metaphysics and Rationalism. In: Journal of Hainan University, 2014, 52-56
2013Zhimin Cheng: Ancient Concept of Law. Press of East China Normal University, 2013
2013Zhimin Cheng; Xingfeng Zheng: On the Modernity of Ancient Enlightenment. In: Modern Philosophy, 2013, 63-66
2013Zhimin Cheng: On the Original Meaning of Philosophy: an Interpretation of Heraclitus Fr. 35 DK . In: Seeking Truth, 2013, 30-34
2013Zhimin Cheng: Rhetoric in History. Press of East China Normal University, 2013
2013Zhimin Cheng: The Political Turn of Philosophy. In: Social Science Front, 2013, 54-60
2012Zhimin Cheng: Sophists and Their Ancient Enemies. In: The Chinese Journal of Classical Studies , 2012, 48-57
2011Zhimin Cheng: A Critique on Heidegger's Platonism. In: The Journal of Humanities, 2011, 1-5
2011Zhimin Cheng: A Study on histor. In: Zhiyang Zhang, The Chinese Quetion and the Jewish Question. SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2011. 307-325
2011Zhimin Cheng (with Fang Xu): The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws. Huaxia Publishing House, 2011
2011Zhimin Cheng: Themis as Order in Hesiod. In: The Chinese Journal of Classical Studies, 2011, 1-21
2010Zhimin Cheng: Aristotle and the History of Philosophy. In: The Journal of Humanities, 2010, 1-5
2010Zhimin Cheng: Why are Philosophers not Willingly to Descend?. In: Fudan Political Review, 2010, 117-135
2009Zhimin Cheng: An Original Idea of Wisdom. In: The Journal of Humanities, 2009, 15-19
2009Zhimin Cheng: Genesis of Politics and Necessity of Law: Politicus in Plato.. In: Ming Zhao, Legal Spirit (Fa Yi). The Commercial Press, 2009. 1-14
2009Zhimin Cheng: Homeric Epics: The Never Ending Fountain of Oceanus. In: Kun Liang, A New History of Foreign Literature. China Renmin University Press, 2009. 1-21
2009Zhimin Cheng: Merits or Deserts in Prometheus. In: Reading (Du Shu), 2009, 119-225
2009Zhimin Cheng: On the Risk of Studying in Medieval Ages. In: China Book Review, 2009, 59-62
2009Zhimin Cheng: Radical Choice between Law and Politics. In: Dongyang Jia, The Conciliation of Politics and Philosophy. Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2009. 49-59
2009Zhimin Cheng: The Speech of Cleon and the Intention of Thucydides. In: Dongyang Jia, The Borderline of Toughts: Dedicated to Prof. Zhang Zhiyang on His 70th Birthday. East China Normal Universtiy Press, 2009. 183-213
2008Zhimin Cheng: Alfarabi and Plato. 2008
2008Zhimin Cheng: Texts of Homeric Epics and Their History. In: Foreign Literatures (Guowai Wenxue), 2008, 43-47
2008Zhimin Cheng: The Birth and Development of Athenian Democracy in Aristotle's Athenian Constitution. In: Seeking Truth (Qiushi Xuekan), 2008, 18-21
2008Zhimin Cheng: The Rhetoric of Alfarabi. In: Xiaofeng Liu, Commentarii versuum et prosarum antiquarum. Hua Xia Publishing House, 2008. 359-380
2006Zhimin Cheng (with Cui Wei): Epinomis. Huaxia Publishing House, 2006
2006Zhimin Cheng: Introduction to Homeric Epics. Press of East China Normal University, 2006
2006Zhimin Cheng (with Lin Pu et. al): The Cambridge History of Medieval Political Thoughts, c.350-c.1450. SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2006
2006Zhimin Cheng: The Philosophy of Plato. East China Normal University Press, 2006
2005Zhimin Cheng: Gateway to Polis: Preliminary Study of Platonic Political Philosophy. Huaxia Publishing House, 2005
2002He Zhigang; Zhimin Cheng: Taming of Thumos: Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Writings. Huaxia Publishing House, 2002
2002Zhimin Cheng: The Bow and the Lyre: A Platonic Reading of the Odyssey. Huaxia Publishing House, 2002
2001Zhimin Cheng: Modern Transformation of Western Society and Culture. Chongqing Publishing House, 2001