Remembering Professor Li Zehou

AbstractThis essay by Zhao Tingyang, a former graduate student of Li Zehou at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, offers a recollection on the intellectual dialogues between Li and himself over the past decades. Zhao provides insights into Li Zehou’s spectrum of thought, diverse topics of interest, as well as his three assumptions of constructivism. Through a personal lens, Zhao delves into the philosophical exchanges with his mentor, shedding light on the richness and depth of Li’s thoughts. Additional informationNotes on contributorsTingyang ZhaoZhao Tingyang is a Distinguished Professor of philosophy at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a Senior fellow at Berggruen Institute. He works on ontology, political philosophy, and philosophy of history. He is author of many books in Chinese, and some were translated into foreign languages, including Alles Unter dem Himmel (Germany); Tianxia tout sous un Meme Ciel (France); Redefining a Philosophy for World Governance (UK); All-under-heaven: The Tianxia System for a Possible World Order (USA); Tianxia: una filosofia para la gobernanza global (Spain); Un Dieu ou tous les Dieux (France, co-author with Alain Le Pichon); and Du Ciel ala Terre (France, co-author with Regis Debray).