Ronnie L. Littlejohn is the Chaney Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of Asian Studies at Belmont University, USA. He is author of five books, including Chinese Philosophy: An Introduction (2016); Confucianism (Chinese 2017, English 2011) and Daoism: An Introduction (2010) and editor of two additional books: Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Essays on a Daoist Classic (2011) and Polishing the Chinese Mirror (2008), as well as over 50 articles. His current major writing project is a commentary on the Chinese text, Zhuangzi.