Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu | Arts and Humanities | Research Excellence Award 

Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu is an accomplished scholar whose work stands at the forefront of contemporary philosophical inquiry, particularly in the areas of phenomenology, philosophy of technology, and comparative philosophy. With 7 publications, 2,530 reads, and 10 citations, his research demonstrates a growing international influence and a strong commitment to advancing interdisciplinary dialogue within the Arts and Humanities. Educated in philosophy at Soochow University, where he completed his master’s degree, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu further deepened his theoretical foundation by pursuing doctoral studies in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University, earning his Ph.D.His academic development includes a significant period as a visiting scholar at the University of Bergen in Norway, supported by the Research Council of Norway, which enriched his comparative perspectives and expanded his engagement with global scholarly communities. Professionally, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu has built a strong trajectory at the School of History and Culture of Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, serving first as an assistant professor and later advancing to his current role as associate professor, where he contributes to both teaching and research in areas that bridge philosophical traditions and contemporary technological challenges. His research interests encompass the phenomenological philosophy of technology, Merleau Ponty studies, cross-cultural philosophical analysis, ethical implications of emerging technologies, datafied embodiment, and human technology relations within both Western and Eastern intellectual traditions. Across his published works, he critically investigates concepts such as technological mediation, body network theory, digital enhancement, Indra’s Net metaphysics, the Internet of Bodies, and the shifting nature of embodied experience in technologically mediated environments. By integrating phenomenological frameworks with insights from Chinese philosophical thought, he offers innovative perspectives on issues such as moral agency, digital ethics, ecological embodiment, and the transformative impact of data driven technologies on human life. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu’s scholarship contributes meaningfully to global discussions on the ethical, social, and philosophical dimensions of technology, and his work continues to shape emerging debates in modern humanities research. In conclusion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zheng Liu stands as a dedicated and forward-thinking researcher whose contributions enrich philosophical understanding while offering vital insights into the rapidly evolving relationship between humans, culture, and technology.

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Featured Publications:

Liu, Z. (2025). When Merleau-Ponty encounters Fazang: Comparing Merleau-Pontian body-network with Fazang’s interpretation of Indra’s Net for a critical techno-ethics. Religions, 16(11), 1425.

Liu, Z. (2025). Toward datafied human enhancement: Concept, functional classifications and ethical issues. Filosofija. Sociologija, 36(1), 85–93.

Liu, Z. (2024). Toward datafied human enhancement: Concept, functional classifications and ethical issues (Preprint).

Liu, Z. (2023). Internet of Bodies, datafied embodiment and our quantified religious future. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 79(1), Article 8398.

Liu, Z. (2022). Flesh, vital energy and illness: A comparative phenomenological study of human–nature relations inspired by the contexts of Later Merleau-Ponty and the Zhuangzi. Religions, 13(7), 637.

Liu, Z. (2022). Technological mediation theory and the moral suspension problem. Human Studies, 46, 375–388.

Liu, Z. (2020).On the technological issues in Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of the body. Universitas Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture, 47(10), 161–176.