Zhang Xinguo,born in 1984, native of Handan, Hebei Province,member of the Jiusan Society,Ph.D. in Philosophy, Tsinghua University,postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, East China Normal University,Vice Dean of the School of Humanities & Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Nanchang University,Professor & Doctoral Supervisor,Director of the Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism Research Center, Nanchang University,Deputy Director of the Jiangyou Philosophy Research Center, Nanchang University,Vice Dean of the Gu Jiguang Institute for Advanced Humanities Studies,Review Expert, Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center, Ministry of Education,National-Level Fund Review Expert,External Reviewer for journals including Philosophical Researchand Philosophical Trends,Jiangxi Jinggang Young Scholar,Youth Promotion Committee Member, Chinese Society for the History of Philosophy,Executive Director, Chinese Confucius Society,Council Member, Chinese Zhu Xi SocietyPrincipal Investigator of the National Social Science Fund Youth Project "Research on Yongjia Zhu Xi Studies" ,Principal Investigator of the Jiangxi High-Level Innovation Team Research Project in Philosophy and Social Sciences "Research on Chen Zhi's Philosophy" ,Principal Investigator of the Major Project in Fujian Zhu Xi Studies "Research on the Ecological Wisdom of Zhu Xi's Philosophy",published over 30 papers in journals such as Philosophical Researchand History of Chinese Philosophy.

  Email: Zhangxinguo212@163.com

  Research Fields and Directions:

  •History of Chinese Philosophy

  •Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism

  Courses Taught:

  •Jiangyou Philosophy and Chinese Culture

  •Studies in Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism

  •Close Reading of Chuanxilu

  Major Academic Research Achievements and Awards:

  I. Research Projects

  (1) Principal Investigator of the National Social Science Fund Youth Project "Research on Yongjia Zhu Xi Studies" (Project No.: 18CZX033), ongoing;

  (2) Principal Investigator of the Jiangxi High-Level Innovation Team Research Project in Philosophy and Social Sciences "Research on Chen Zhi's Philosophy" (Project No.: JD17105), completed.

  II. Papers

  [1] "The Integration of Body, Mind, and Nature: The Structure of Subjectivity in Wang Yangming’s Philosophy of Mind." Philosophical Research, 2020(02). (Reprinted in full in Chinese Philosophy, Renmin University Reprints, 2020(08)).

  [2] "Liu Zongzhou’s Critique of the Neo-Confucian Concept of 'Moral Nature' and His Reconstruction of the Philosophy of Mind." Yunnan Social Sciences, 2017(02).

  [3] "The Metaphysical Foundation of 'Unifying Mencius and Xunzi'." Seeker, 2020(01).

  [4] "The Theory of Essence and Function in Lu Jiuyuan’s Philosophy of Mind." History of Chinese Philosophy, 2020(03).

  [5] "The Construction of Humaneness in Wang Yangming’s Great Learning Inquiry." Journal of Nanchang University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2020(01).

  [6] "The Philosophical Construction of Zhu Xi’s Commentary on the Western Inscription." Journal of Fujian Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2019(01).

  [7] "The Metaphysical Foundation of Social Confucianism." Jianghan Forum, 2018(09).

  [8] "The Intellectual World of Zhu Xi’s Early Theory of Humaneness: An Exploration of Li Tong’s Thoughts on Humaneness." Modern Philosophy, 2020(02).

  [9] "Zhu Xi’s Metaphysics: Explanatory or Foundationalist?" Confucius Studies, 2020(04).

  [10] "Reconstruction of the Neo-Confucian Theory of the Goodness of Human Nature: From Hu Hong to Zhu Xi—Examined Through Doubts About Master Hu’s Knowing Words." Zhu Xi Studies, 2019(02).

  [11] "A New Exploration of Zhu Xi’s Later Theory of Humaneness: Examined Through Lectures at Yushan." Journal of Zhu Xi Studies, 2018(05). (Reprinted in full in Chinese Philosophy, Renmin University Reprints, 2018(12)).

  [12] "Feng Youlan’s Interpretation of the Neo-Confucian Concept of 'Moral Nature'." Thought and Culture, 2017(08).

  [13] "Reconstructing the 'Learning of Confucian Scholars': The Formation of Zhu Xi’s Supplement to the Great Learningand His Critique of Various Theories of Investigating Things." Academic Journal of Zhongzhou, 2016(06).

  [14] "The Metaphysical Foundation of Ethical Enlightenment." Original Dao, 2015(11).

  [15] "An Examination of the 'Meeting Yesterday' Section in Surviving Works of the Two Chengs." Journal of Anhui Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2015(07).

  [16] "The Structure and Internal Tensions of Zhu Xi’s Theory of Mind and Nature." Jianghan Forum, 2012(11).

  [17] "Zhu Xi’s Traditionalist Approach to Classical Interpretation." Chinese Confucianism, 2012(09).

  III. Awards

  [1] Paper "The Integration of Body, Mind, and Nature: The Structure of Subjectivity in Wang Yangming’s Philosophy of Mind" received the Second Prize in the 19th Jiangxi Provincial Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences (2021).

  [2] Paper "The Conceptual Structure and Evolution of Zhu Xi’s Theory of Humaneness" received the First Prize in the 20th Jiangxi Provincial Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences (2023).