Deng Ding
Director
Dr. Deng Ding is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of
Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He earned his
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Nanjing University and his
Doctorate from Tsinghua University, which included a one-year joint
doctoral research period at the University of Freiburg in Germany.
Dr. Deng specializes in German phenomenology, ontology, and Heidegger
studies, focusing on the structural role of temporality, the concept of
the moment (Augenblick, Kairos), and the finitude of
existence. He is the author of the monograph
The Moment and Dasein: A Study of Heidegger’s Early Thought
on the Moment (2022) and translated Thomas Sheehan’s
definitive work, Making Sense of Heidegger: A Paradigm Shift,
into Chinese.
Wang Hongjian
Director
Dr. Wang Hongjian is a Young Professor in the “ZJU 100 Talent
Program” of the School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University. His
research focuses on twentieth-century continental philosophy,
hermeneutics, and phenomenology, particularly regarding the systematic
translation and transformation of German phenomenological thought
within contemporary Chinese academic discourse.
Dr. Wang’s work examines how traditional ontological frameworks
and hermeneutic methodologies address modern crises like technological
dominance and nihilism while fostering cross-cultural dialogue to
develop independent interpretive frameworks. He is the author of
Ontologie der Praxis bei Martin Heidegger and
Martin Heidegger. Perspectives on the Interpretation of his
Thinking. Additionally, he has contributed directly to major
translation projects in continental thought, serving as one of the
translators for the Chinese edition of Gadamer’s
Collected Works.
