FHM Researchers - Prof LEE Kwai Sang
FHM Researchers - Prof LEE Kwai Sang
Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Early Chinese Texts
- Traditional Chinese Culture
- Classical Chinese Literature
- Literary Criticism
My primary research area centres on the ‘two ends’ of Chinese intellectual history, investigating the classical traditions of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, as well as their paradigm shifts into modern scholarship. I have specifically delved into the literary studies of scholars such as Wang Zhong, Jiao Xun, and Ruan Yuan, as well as Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shi, and Chen Yinke. My current research revolves around the Analects and the Lüshi Chunqiu, which are widely acknowledged as pivotal works representing the commencement and summation of pre-Qin philosophical thought.
My research blends the strengths of both Eastern and Western scholarly approaches. In addition to traditional Chinese philology and close reading, I leverage contemporary methods and tools from analytical philosophy, hermeneutics, and artificial intelligence to explore the profound meanings of ancient Chinese texts from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives.
Selected Publications:
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Sep 2024). "The Dance of Life, Desire, and Death in the Lüshi Chunqiu". Conference on "East Asia: Common Heritage, Common Future?", SWPS University in Warsaw.
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Jul 2024). "The Methods of Critical Reading of the Analects and a Quantitative Analysis of the Dating of the Ren Theory". Invited speech presented at Seminar Series, Shantong University.
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Mar 2024). “Pre-Qin or Western Han: A Quantitative Analysis of the Dating of the Ren Theory in the Analects”. Conference on Classics and Hermeneutics Across European and Chinese Tradition: Discussions on Method and Theory, Shantong University and EdUHK.
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Sep 2023). “The Triptych of Human Existence: Life, Desire, and Death in Master Lu’s Spring and Autumn Annals”. International Society of East Asian Philosophy 2023 Conference, University of Edinburgh.
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Jun 2023). “The Myth and Core of Humanities Education in the Age of Generative AI”. Keynote speech presented at International Conference on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (ICHEDS), Jakarta, Indonesia.
- 李貴生（2022）：〈數位人文與傳統文獻的相互作用：《呂氏春秋．十二紀》聚類分析與篇章結構新探(The Interplay of Digital Humanities and Traditional Documentology: A Clustering Analysis and Structural Exploration of the “Twelve Chronicles” in Master Lu’s Spring and Autumn Annals)，《清華中文學報Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Literature》，第27期，頁179-234。
- Lee, Kwai Sang (Dec 2022). “Adopting the Situated Cognition Theory to Develop Virtual Research Training Materials that Enhance the Research Skills of Postgraduate Students”. Invited speech presented at Seminar Series, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, EdUHK.
- 李貴生（2020）：《呂氏春秋》貴生思想的意涵與詮釋效度：兼論〈十二紀〉的「焊接」結構(The Meaning and Hermeneutical Validity of the Doctrine of ‘Guisheng’ [Cherishing life] in Master Lü’s Spring and Autumn Annals, with Discussions on the ‘Welding’ Structure of the Twelve Chronicles)，《臺大中文學報Bulletin of the Department of Chinese of Taiwan University》，第71期，1-52。
- 李貴生（2020）：論胡適對自然主義的挪用：兼論「反向格義」的源起與迷思(On Hu Shi’s appropriation of Naturalism: with Discussions on the Origin and Myth of ‘Reverse Geyi [analogical interpretation]’)，《文與哲Literature and Philosophy》，第37期，229-274。
- 李貴生（2020）：何謂孔子？《論語》作者及成書研究的困局與出路(What is Confucius? The Dilemmas and Solutions for the Studies of the Authorship and Dating of the Analects)，《新亞學報New Asia Journal》，第37卷，頁39-100
- 李貴生 (Oct 2020). “The Contributions and Limitations of Chen Yinke's Poetic Interpretations”過猶不及：陳寅恪詩文箋證的貢獻與局限. Invited speech presented at Seminar Series, Research Centre for Classical Chinese Poetics, CUHK.
- 李貴生（2019）：《論語》編纂對孔子學說的形成及詮釋的影響(The Impacts of the Compilation of the Analects on the Formation and Interpretations of Confucius’ Doctrine)，《中正漢學研究Chung Cheng Chinese Studies》，第34期，1-40。
- 李貴生（2019）：陳寅恪典故考釋批評觀念及其實踐方法析論(An Analysis of the Critical Ideas and their Practice of Chen Yinke’s Studies of Allusions)，《政大中文學報》Bulletin of the Department of Chinese of Chengchi University》，第31期，247-294。
- 李貴生（2019）：評《〈論語〉之外的孔子》(Review of Confucius Beyond the Analects)，《中國文哲研究集刊Bulletin of the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica》，第54期，167-176。
- 李貴生 (Jul 2018). “The impacts of the compilation of the Analects on the formation and interpretations of Confucius’ doctrine.” 《論語》輯記式編纂對孔子學說的形成及詮釋的影響 Invited paper at the Conference on Revisiting the History of Classical Studies (Phase I), Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
- 李貴生（2017）：〈 文學鑑賞與歷史詮釋：陳寅恪批評觀念探析 〉(Literary Appreciation and Historical Interpretation: An Analysis of Chen, Yin-ke’s Ideas of Criticism)，《國文學報 Bulletin of Chinese》，第62期，237-282。
- 李貴生（2017）：「文質」的系譜：一個文學批評觀念的誕生(A Genealogy of ‘Wen Zhi’ (Form and Meaning): The Genesis of an Literary Idea)，《中國文學學報Journal of Chinese Literature》，第8期，203-238。
- 李貴生（2017）：寓意的評量架構：以《西遊記》五聖解讀為中心(An Evaluative Framework for Allegoresis: With Special Regard to the Interpretation of the Five Sages in the Journey to the West)，《淡江中文學報Tamkang Journal of Chinse Literature》，第37期，63-100。
- 李貴生（2016）：疏證與析證：清末民初中國文學研究的範式轉移(Interpretative Commentary vs Analytical Verification: The Paradigm Shift of Chinese Studies in Late Qing and the Early Republic China)，北京，中國社會科學出版社(Beijing China Social Sciences Press)。230頁。
- 李貴生（2016）：阮元在揚州學派文論中的獨特貢獻(The Unique Contributions of Ruan Yuan’s Prose Theory in Yangzhou School)，揚州博物館編，《阮元研究國際學術研討會論文集》，（302-315），北京，文物出版社(Beijing Wenwu Press)。
- 李貴生（2015）：比興與微言之辨：以蔡元培紅學的經學淵源為中心 (Allegorical Metaphors versus Subtle Words: with Focus on the Classical Origins of Cai Yuanpei’s study of the Dream of the Red Chamber)，《國文學報 Bulletin of Chinese》，第57期，217-254。
- LEE, Kwai Sang (2015). Inborn Knowledge(shengzhi) and Expressions of Modesty(qianci): On Zhu Xi's Sacred Image of Confucius and His Hermeneutical Strategies. Monumenta Serica: Journal of Oriental Studies, 63, 79-108.
- 李貴生 (Nov 2015). “The Doctrines of Classical Studies: Starting with Zhu Xi's Sacred Image of Confucius”經學的教條: 從朱熹對孔子的神聖想像談起. Invited speech presented at Seminar Series, College of Arts, Shenzhen University.