A. Written Works
Books in English:
1. The Structure of the Chinese Ethical Archetype, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 1997 (413pp)
2. The Constitution of Han-Academic Ideology, Peter Lang,,Frankfurt, 1997 ( 309pp)
3. Epistemological Problems of the Comparative Humanities, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 1997 ( 312pp)
4. The Formation of Chinese Humanist Ethics : from a hermeneutic-semiotic point of view , 2 volumes, Enrich Professional Publishing, Singapore/Hong Kong, 2013 (This work is a republication of the above 1 and 2)
5. Organizational Power and Ethical Subjectivity—In light of comparative historical semiotics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2019
6. High-Tech Pan-Materialism and Humanist Ethics, from a Chinese-Western historical perspective, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2022
Books in Chinese:
5. Current Western Film Aesthetics: A Semiotic-Ideological Study (Dang Dai Xi Fang Dian Ying Mei Xue Si Xiang), The Chinese Social Sciences Publishing House, Beijing 1986, (304 pp); The Times Publisher, Taipei, 1991. (336 pp).
6. Introduction to Theoretical Semiotics (Li Lun Fu Hao Xue Dao Lun), The Publishing House of Chinese Social Sciences, Beijing 1993, 1998, (750 pp); The Tonsan Publications, Taipei, 1996-1997. (910pp)
7. Structure and Meaning (Jie Gou yu Yi Yi); The Linkin Publishing Company, Taipei 1994, (477 pp), The Publishing House of Chinese Social Sciences, Beijing 1996, (487 pp).
8. Ethics and Metaphysics: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary German/French Ethical Logic (Lun Li Xue he Xing Shang Xue); The Tonsan Publications, Taipei 1997. (233pp)
9. Ethics of Desire: Freud and Lacan (Yuwang Lunlixue:Fuluoyide he Lakang), Nan Hua Uni Press, Taiwan 1998. (254 pp)
10. Metaphysical Logic and Ontological Nihilism: Contemporary French-German Ethical Epistemology (xiangshang Luoji he Benti Xuwu: xiandai fade lunlixue renshilun yanjiu),The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2000, 2004 (353pp)
11. A Semiotics of History (Lishi Fuhaoxue), Guangxi Normal Uni Press, Beijing 2003 (316pp)
12. (with other authors) Structural Age: A Selection of Papers,(Jiegou de Shidai), Gufeng Publisher Taipei 1985 (209pp)
13. A Hermeneutics of Confucian Ethics,(Renxue jieshixue), National People’s Uni. Press, Beijing, 2004(463pp)
14. History and Ethics,(lishi yu lunli), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2008(381pp)
15. An Intellectual Memoir,(yiwang xushi), Chongqing Uni Press, 2009(258pp)
16. A Hermeenutics of Ru-Confucianist Ethical Scholarship,(ruxue jieshixue), 2 volumes, Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2009 (2 vol., 949pp)
17.Ren-Humanist Ethics and Semiotics(renxue he fuhaoxue), Chongqing Uni Press, Chongqing, 2011 (376pp)
18. Structure and Meaning (enlarged edition), Chinese Renmin University Press, 2016
19. A Hermeneutic Studies of Confucius Analects and New Renxue (New Humanist Ethics), Chinese Renmin Uni. Press, 2018 （2 vol., 1164pp）20. Critical Comments of Scholarship, (Paper series 1), white elephant publication, Taiwan,2021
21. Theoretical Semiotics, (Paper series 2),white elephant publication, Taiwan,2021
22. The New Confucian humanist Ethics, (Paper series 3), white elephant publication, Taiwan,2021
23. Memoirs & Records, (Paper series 4), white elephant publication, Taiwan,2021
24. New Yangming Ethics and Modern Theories, (Paper series 5), white elephant publication, Taiwan,2021
25. Modernity of Yangming’s philosophy of mind, Chinese Ethnic Publisher, Beijing, to be published in near future
26. A concise biography of My Intellectual development, white elephant publication, Taiwan 2025
27. AI Age and the Crisis of Theoretical Human Sciences, white elephant publication, Taiwan 2025
B. Translations
1.Jan M. Broekman: Structuralism, the Commercial Press, Beijing, 1980; Gu Feng Company, Taipei.,1983; (expanded edition) National People’s Uni Press , Beijing(with translator’s introduction), 2004
2. Cl. Levi-Strauss: La Pensée Sauvage, 1987,1989 the Commercial Press, Beijing.; Linking Company, Taipei, 1989; ( the Classic Edition), the Commerce Press, Peking., 1989;(in the Works of Levi-Strauss Series), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2006
3. R. Rorty: Philosophy and Mirror of Nature, the SDX-Joint Publisher, Beijing, 1987.;
the Laureat Company, Taipei, 1989; (the Classic Edition) the Commercial Press Beijing, 2003
4. J.Culler: Roland Barthes ( co-translator is Fang ), the SDX-Joint Publisher, Beijing,
1987; the Times Publisher, Taipei, 1990
5. P. Ricouer: Main Trends of Philosophy (with Xu Yichun), the Commercial Press, Beijing, 1988; the Jiegouqun Publisher, Taipei, 1991; (the New Edition), the Commercial Press, Beijing, 2004
6. R. Barthes: Anthology of Roland Barthes (including: Notes sur André Gide et son “Journal”, Zéro Dégrée du Ecriture, Eléments du Simiologie, le Discours de L’histoire, La Tour Eiffel, Leçon inaugurale, and the related articles by Julia Kristeva and Susan Sontag ), the SDX-Joint Publisher, Beijing, 1987; the Laureate Company, Taipei, 1992;
7. C. Metz, U. Eco &. others: Structural and Semiotic Film Theories
( including: 12 papers, ed. , annot, & intro. by Y. Z. Li), the SDX-Joint Publisher, Beijing, 1987; the Laureat Company, Taipei.,1989,(in the expanded edition, including Metz’s talk and Li’s paper “Metz’s Theory and Classifictory Attitude towards film Studies”, both given at the Colloque de Cerisy and published in Christian Metz et La Théorie du cinéma, IRIS, 1990), the SDX-Joint Publisher, Beijing (with translator’s introduction), 2002
8. T. Sebeok: Semiotics of Holmes(including:”You Know My Method”, “Talks between Sebeok and Yamaguchi”, and others), (co-translators are Fang and Lu Chang, proved by Youzheng Li), The Chinese Social Sciences Publishing House, Beijing, 1991
9. E. Husserl: Ideen zu Einer Reinen Phänomenologie und Phänomenologische Philosophie , Erstes Buch (with “Nachwort” 1930; Introductions by Schuhmann & Ricoeur; the complete notes by Ricoeur; phenomenological terms in Chinese, German, English, French and the notes prepared by Youzheng Li), the Commercial Press, Beijing, 1992.; the Laureate Company, Taipei,1994;( in the Classic Edition), the Commercial Press, Beijing, 1996; (in the new edition) , Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing (with Li’s new introduction), 2004
10. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes) Le Degree Zero de l’ecriture,Nouveaux Essais Critiques, Leçon inaugurale , Chinese Renmin Uni Press, 2008
11. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes) L’adventure Semiologique, Chinese Renmin Uni Press ,2008
12. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes)La Tour Effel, Chinese Renmin Uni Press, 2008
13. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes) Elements de Semiologie, Chinese Renmin Uni Press , 2008
14. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes) La Preparation du Roman, Chinese Renmin Uni Press , 2010
15. R. Barthes: (in the series of the Works of Roland Barthes) Sade, Fourier, loyola, Chinese Renmin Uni Press , 2011
16. Bernet, Kern, Marbach, Darstellung seines Denkens, Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing 2011
17. E.Husserl: (in the series of The Works of E.Husserl) Allgemeine Einführung in die Reine Phänomenologie(Ideen zu Einer Reinen Phänomenologie und Phänomenologische Philosophie, Erstes Buch), (revised edition in Chinese), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2014
18.E.Husserl: (in the series of The Works of E.Husserl) PhänomenologischeUntersuchungen zur Konstitution(Ideen zu Einer Reinen Phänomenologie und Phänomenologische Philosophie, Zweites Buch), 2013
19. E.Husserl: (in the series of The Works of E.Husserl)Die Phänomenologie und die Fundamente der Wissenschaften(Ideen zu Einer Reinen Phänomenologie und Phänomenologische Philosophie , Drittes Buch), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2013
20. E.Husserl: (in the series of The Works of E.Husserl) Formale und Transzendentale Logik, Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2012
21.E.Husserl:(in the series of The Works of E.Husserl) Allgemeine Einführung in die Reine Phänomenologie (Ideen I, revised edition with supplements), 2014
22.E.Husserl:Phänomenologische Psychologie, the same Press, 2015
23. E.Husserl:Erfahrung und Urteil,(finished)the same press, to be published in 2018
24.E.Husserl:Logische Untersuchungen(V,VI), the same Press, 2018
25. E.Husserl: Die Bernauer Manuskripte über das Zeitbewusstsein, the same Press, 2019
26. D.Moran: The Husserl Dictionary, the same press, 2015
27. D. Moran: Introduction to Phenomenology, the same press, 2017
C. Editing Works
1. (co-ed. with Prof. Du renzhi), Introduction to 50 Contemporary Western Famous Philosophers, Beijing,1980
2. . (co-ed. with Prof. Du renzhi), Introduction to Another 50 Contemporary Western Famous Philosophers, Beijing, 1983
3. “The Special Issue of Hermeneutic Philosophy”,The Philosophy Translation, Beijing,1985,
4. Advisor and author of the general Introduction, The Works of Cl.Levi-Strauss (16 volumes), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2006-2009
5. Advisor and author of the general Introduction, The Works of Roland Barthes ( 15 volumes till now), Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2008 –
6. Editor and Translator, The 8-volume-Selected Works of E.Husserl, Chinese Renmin Uni Press, Beijing, 2012 –