Professor Li Luning was born in Jiningxian, Shandong Province in July 1970. He obtained a BA degree in Chinese Language and Literature(Shandong University)in July 1992, an MA in Literature and Art(Shandong University) in June 1995 and his Ph.D in Literature,(in the major of Literature and Art, Shandong University) inJune 1998. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Literature and Journalism and Communication at Shandong University. His research interests are in the field of Western Philosophical Aesthetics.