Name Zhou Guoping Role Writer | Education Peking University | |
Zhou Guoping (周国平) (born July 25, 1945) is a Chinese essay writer and scholar of philosophy from Shanghai, known for his studies and translated works of Friedrich Nietzsche.
In 1967, he graduated from the philosophy department of Peking University, and in 1981, graduated from China academy of social sciences graduate school of philosophy. Zhou is a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
He has in-depth knowledge and study of Nietzsche. He translated "The selected works of Nietzsche's aesthetics", "the poems of Nietzsche" and "The twilight of the idols" In addition, he wrote drown his study about philosophy, about Nietzsche, such as "Nietzsche: on the turning point of century", "Nietzsche and metaphysics".
He is not only a scholar, but also an author. Most of his books are collection of prose or casual literary essay, which contains his profound thought, reflection and insights about life, including living and dying, love and loneliness, happiness and sufferings. Setting in philosophy and literature, a combination of rational and emotional, is a significant characteristic in Zhou Guoping works.