Liu Youhong, male, Han ethnicity, native of Guang'an, Sichuan. He joined the university in January 2006 and currently holds the position of Professor. He earned his Bachelor's (1993–1997), Master's (1997–2000), and Doctoral (2002–2005) degrees from the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University, receiving a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He was a visiting scholar at Purdue University, USA (September 2015–September 2016). He is currently a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, Nanchang University, and serves as a Master’s Supervisor.

  Contact Email: liuyouhong@ncu.edu.cn

  Primary Research Fields and Interests:

  Integrated research on Marxist philosophy and cultural philosophy, specifically including value philosophy, philosophical anthropology, the Sinicization of Marxist philosophy, Cassirer's cultural philosophy, globalization, Mao Zedong's philosophy of education, computer network culture, and ecological philosophy.

  Courses Taught:

  For Undergraduates: History of Marxist Philosophy, Introduction to The German Ideology

  For Master’s Students: Introduction to Original Works of Marxist Philosophy, Studies in Marxist Philosophy

  For Doctoral Students: Frontiers in Philosophy(participatory)

  Major Academic Achievements and Awards:

  I. Major Academic Achievements

  1."East Meets West, Creating the Future: On Cultural Integration and Classification," Yingming, Journal of the Department of Philosophy and Sociology, Wuhan University, No. 1, 1996.

  2."A Philosopher's Intellectual Journey: Reading Gao Qinghai's Philosophical Works," Philosophical Trends, No. 5, 1998 (first author).

  3."Did Technologists Create Cyberspace Culture?" Studies in Dialectics of Nature, No. 1, 1999 (reprinted in full in Science and Technology Philosophy, Renmin University Copying Materials (B2), No. 3, 1999).

  4."Virtual Existence in Cyberspace: Rethinking the Category of Practice," Philosophical Trends, No. 1, 2000 (abstract published in Social Sciences in China Digest, No. 3, 2000).

  5."E-Commerce: Half Traditional, Half Network," Shenzhen Special Zone Science and Technology, No. 4, 2000.

  6."The Leap of the Internet Here," Shenzhen Special Zone Science and Technology, No. 4, 2000.

  7."Cyberspace Calls for Legal Improvement," Shenzhen Special Zone Science and Technology, No. 4, 2000.

  8."Value Crisis as a Cultural Engine for Social Progress: Also Commenting on the Current Crisis of Belief in China," Marxist Philosophy Research(Core Collection), 2003.

  9."A Cultural-Philosophical Analysis of Misconceptions About Human Nature in Western Management Theory," Academic Monthly, No. 10, 2004.

  10."Summary of the Symposium on Li Da and the Sinicization of Marxist Philosophy," Wuhan University Journal (Humanities Science Edition), No. 10, 2004.

  11."Preliminary Discussion on the Structure of Human Nature in Network Society," Marxist Philosophy Research(Core Collection), 2004.

  12."How Is Philosophical Anthropology Possible?" (co-authored), Marxist Philosophy Research(Core Collection), 2006.

  13.A Study of Cassirer's Philosophical Anthropology, monograph, 330,000 words, Jiangxi People's Publishing House, 1st edition, June 2007.

  14."Language: The Overall Dimension of Human Culture," Journal of Nanchang University (Social Sciences Edition), No. 1, 2007.

  15."Manifestations and Countermeasures of Misconceptions in Humanistic Education in Chinese Universities," Road to Success, No. 6, 2008.

  16."Cassirer's Cultural Philosophy: A Model of Integrating Tradition and Modernity," Seeker, No. 7, 2008.

  17."On Cassirer's Cultural Critique of Universal Determinism," Journal of Nanchang University (Social Sciences Edition), No. 3, 2008.

  18."Cultural Integration and the Sinicization of Marxist Philosophy," Marxist Philosophy Research, 2008.

  19."A Philosophical Reflection on Misconceptions in Humanistic Education in Chinese Universities," China Higher Education(Semi-monthly), No. 12, 2009.

  20."Value Re-evaluation: From Narrow Value to Systemic Value—Exploring a Way Out of the Dilemma of Modern Anthropocentrism," Theoretical Exploration, No. 4, 2010.

  21."Globalization, Global Consciousness, and Sound Personality," Marxist Philosophy Research, 2010.

  22.Co-authored Jiangxi Province 2011 "Three Supports and One Assistance" Examination Guidebook—Full Simulation and Latest Past Papers, Jilin Publishing Group, Jilin Literature and History Press, 2011.

  23.Co-authored Jiangxi Province 2011 "Three Supports and One Assistance" Examination Guidebook—Administrative Aptitude Test, Jilin Publishing Group, Jilin Literature and History Press, 2011.

  24."University Teacher-Student Relationship Theory: From Intersubjectivity to Subject-Object Integration," Road to Success, No. 5, 2012.

  25."The Philosophical Basis of Mao Zedong's Thought on Negative Education," Marxist Philosophy Research, No. 1, 2015.

  26."The Internal Logic of Mao Zedong's Educational Thought," Education Exploration, No. 12, 2015.

  27."Natural Crises in the Perspective of Practice and Their Resolution: Starting from the Theory of Reverence for Nature," Journal of Nanchang University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), No. 4, 2015.

  28."How Is Productivity Possible?—A Study Based on the Integration of Marxist Philosophy and Cultural Philosophy," Marxist Philosophy Research, No. 1, 2017.

  29."Rethinking the Definition of Marx's Concept of Productivity," Knowledge Guide, No. 18, 2017.

  30."Marx's Philosophical Revolution Against Metaphysics: Exploring the Theoretical Premises of Marx's Concept of Productivity," Journal of Jiamusi Vocational College, No. 1, 2018.

  31."The Dialectical Unity of Instrumental Rationality and Purposeful Rationality: A Philosophical Reflection on the Value Premises of Public Services on Government WeChat," Marxist Philosophy Research, No. 2, 2018.

  32."Marx's Holistic View of the Body in the Paris Manuscriptsand Its Ecological Philosophical Implications," Marxist Philosophy Research, No. 2, 2020.

  II. Awards

  •The paper "The Dialectical Unity of Instrumental Rationality and Purposeful Rationality: A Philosophical Reflection on the Value Premises of Public Services on Government WeChat," authored and published, received the Third Prize in the 18th Jiangxi Provincial Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences in 2019.

  •In 2018, guided the "Yi Sheng You Ni" project by eight students, including Yang Jimin from the School of Humanities, which won the Bronze Award in the 2018 "Chuang Qingchun" Jiangxi University Student Entrepreneurship Competition (Haohan Cup).

  •Selected as one of Jiangxi Province's Seventh Batch of Young and Middle-aged Key Teachers in 2011.

  •Paper "Value Re-evaluation: From Narrow Value to Systemic Value—Theoretical Strategies for Escaping the Dilemma of Modern Anthropocentrism" won the First Prize in the "60 Years of Marxism in New China Seminar and Essay Competition" hosted by Tsinghua University in 2010.

  •Course "Introduction to Original Works of Marxist Philosophy," taught by the instructor, was selected as an Excellent Demonstration Online Course at Nanchang University in 2010.

  •Course "History of Marxist Philosophy," taught by the instructor, was selected as an Excellent Demonstration Online Course at Nanchang University in 2009.

  •Monograph A Study of Cassirer's Philosophical Anthropologywas awarded the Third Prize in the 2009 Jiangxi Provincial Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) in the monograph category.

  •Paper "Manifestations and Countermeasures of Misconceptions in Humanistic Education in Chinese Universities" received the Excellent Paper Award from Road to Successin 2008.

  •As the primary advisor, guided undergraduate students Che Wulin and Zou Lin in their paper "Current Situation and Countermeasures of Rural Public Goods Supply Under Multiple Constraints—Based on a Survey of 70 Natural Villages in Jiangxi Province," which won the Special Prize in Jiangxi Province and the Third Prize nationally in the "Challenge Cup" competition. The advisor received the Third Prize in Provincial Teaching Achievements in 2008.

  •Recognized as an Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor at Nanchang University in 2008.

  •Selected for the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education Higher Education Research Preliminary Expert Database in 2008.

  •As a co-advisor (ranked third), guided undergraduate students including Lu Donghai in their paper "Online Public Opinion and Public Governance Transformation," which won the Special Prize in Jiangxi Province and the Third Prize nationally in the "Challenge Cup" competition. The advising team received the Third Prize in Provincial Teaching Achievements in 2007.