Ontology and Interpretation (Issue 5)

Author: Pan Derong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-02-27
Features: Professor Cheng Chung-ying of the University of Hawaii, whose academic thought is profound and comprehensive, integrating Eastern and Western perspectives, has exerted a wide influence in both the Chinese and English-speaking worlds. His academic career can be divided into two important aspects: one is the creation of theories. Cheng's theoretical explorations encompassed Confucianism, the I Ching, ethics, logic, linguistics, analytic philosophy, and post-philosophy, achieving significant contributions in many fields. Particularly, by drawing on his deep understanding of Western philosophy, he integrated Confucian harmonious dialectics and the source of truth with the ontology of the whole, establishing Ontological Hermeneutics, which became a new form of hermeneutics following Gadamer's linguistic hermeneutics. In my view, the establishment of Ontological Hermeneutics holds dual significance: it can be regarded as the development of Western hermeneutics, while also marking the beginning of the construction of Chinese hermeneutics. The other is the achievement of contributions. He was also a renowned philosophical activist, as the founder of the "International Society for Chinese Philosophy" and the "Journal of Chinese Philosophy" (English Edition), he made indelible contributions to the exchange, communication, and integration of Eastern and Western philosophies.