Ye Xiushan
Ye Xiushan (; 4 July 1935 – 7 September 2016) was a Chinese philosopher, aestheticist and Chinese Opera theorist. Ye was one of the first Faculty Scholars at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a , and a member of the 8th, the 9th and the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as an independent scholar. Biography. Ye was born in Yangzhong County, China in 1935 and moved to Shanghai with his parents at the age of 4. He graduated from Peking University with a major in Philosophy in 1956. Ye was a visiting scholar  at University at Albany, SUNY Research. Ye's research was based on German Classical Philosophy, and he integrated ancient Greek philosophy, modern western philosophy, and Chinese traditional philosophy. His work on freedom and rationality has had a significant influence on current Chinese philosophical development and ideological enlightenment. Selected works. Ye published over 20 books, beginning in the 1960s. His main works are the following books: