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| birth_date = June 20, 1977
| birth_place = Hamm, Germany
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| nationality = German
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'''Thorsten J. Pattberg''' is a German philosopher, publicist and political commentator on Chinese-Western affairs. His essays have been published in numerous newspapers, on blogs and websites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202102/05/WS601c8408a31024ad0baa75b1.html/|title=China Daily|website=https://www.chinadaily.com}}
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He is the author of several books, including ''The East-West Dichotomy'' (2009), ''Shengren - Above Philosophy and Beyond Religion'' (2011), ''Inside Peking University'' (2012), ''Diary of a Mad Imperialist'' (2014), and a German novel ''Die Lehre vom Unterschied'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/-/de/Thorsten-Pattberg/e/B002RUQDQQ/|title=Amazon|website=https://www.amazon.com}}</ref>
==Early Life==
Thorsten J. Pattberg was born in Hamm, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ethnicelebs.com/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Ethnicity of Celebs|website=https://www.ethnicelebs.com}}</ref>
He earned degrees at the University of Edinburgh and Peking University. He has been a research fellow at Harvard University and The University of Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/faculty/fellow_files/20140513102414.pdf/|title=University of Tokyo|website=http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp}}</ref>
During his formation as an Asia specialist, Pattberg studied under Tu Weiming and Gu Zhengkun, whom he considers his spiritual masters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thorstenjpattberg.weebly.com/about.html/|title=Weebly|website=https://www.weebly.com}}</ref>
==Writings==
Pattberg is known for his writings on shengren, the Chinese sage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2011-11/25/content_24002615.htm/|title=China.org|website=http://www.china.org.cn}}</ref> In his dissertation of the same name, he argues that the term is its own category and part of original Chinese terminologies that cannot be adequately translated into European languages.
In other writings, Pattberg discusses his notions of The Competition for Terminologies, The End of Translation, and The Future of Global Language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gjs.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/events/post/20150108_gjs/|title=University of Tokyo|website=http://gjs.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp}}</ref>
He has also published in conservative media such as American Renaissance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amren.news/author/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=American Renaissance|website=https://www.amren.com}}</ref> the Unz Review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unz.com/author/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Unz Review|website=https://www.unz.com}}</ref> Counter Currents<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://counter-currents.com/tag/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Counter Currents|website=https://counter-currents.com}}</ref> and Vineyard Saker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesaker.is/secrets-about-time-they-are-still-keeping-from-you/|title=Vineyard Saker|website=https://thesaker.is}}</ref>
==Books==
Pattberg is the author of several books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bricsmagazine.com/en/articles/has-beijing-s-trojan-horse-developed-a-limp/|title=BRICS Magazine|website=https://bricsmagazine.com}}</ref> His best known is ''The East-West Dichotomy'' (2009), which has been republished by China‘s Foreign Language Press in 2013. In this book, he argues that East and West are two cosmic forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/english/books/2014-08/05/content_633208.htm/|title=China Today|website=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn}}</ref>
In another book, ''The Euro-Tao'' (2016), Pattberg describes how Daoism doctrine found its way into modern European society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/taoism-and-western-culture/0/steps/105386/|title=De Tao Group|website=https://www.futurelearn.com}}</ref>
The ''Diary of a Mad Imperialist'' (2014) is a gloomy sketch about the German expat community in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/k.books-now.com/en100/9780984209149-29caegaGEafof64/|title=Google Sites|website=https://sites.google.com}}</ref>
In ''Press Soldiers'', the author describes how Western journalists aggressively subvert and destabilize China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesaker.is/how-western-media-fabricate-the-china-experts/|title=Vineyard Saker|website=https://thesaker.is}}</ref>
In ''Die Lehre vom Unterschied'' (2019), the reader follows a group of disillusioned clerks who sabotage the narrative that imprisons them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wa.de/hamm/thriller-lehre-unterschied-thorsten-pattberg-hamm-buchmesse-frankfurt-praesentiert-13130351.html/|title=Westfälischer Anzeiger|website=https://www.wa.de}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.thorstenjpattberg.weebly Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153231/http://iahs.pku.edu.cn/english/index.aspx Thorsten Pattberg] at Peking University (archived 2013)
*[http://www.flp.com.cn/en/newsdetail.cfm?iCntno=822 The East-West dichotomy: The Conceptual Contrast between Eastern and Western Cultures]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pattberg, Thorsten J.}}
[[Category:German philologists]]
[[Category:Peking University faculty]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:German expatriates in China]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Fudan University alumni]]
[[Category:Peking University alumni]]
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{{Infobox person
| name = Thorsten J. Pattberg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = June 20, 1977
| birth_place = Hamm, Germany
| death_date =
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| death_cause =
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| resting_place_coordinates =
| residence = Japan
| nationality = German
| other_names =
| known_for =
| education = PhD, Peking University
| employer =
| occupation = [[Philosopher]], [[Author]]
| title = Dr.
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| networth =
| height =
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| term =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party =
| boards =
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| spouse =
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| website = {{URL|thorstenjpattberg.weebly.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Thorsten J. Pattberg''' is a German philosopher, publicist and political commentator on Chinese-Western affairs. His essays have been published in numerous newspapers, on blogs and websites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202102/05/WS601c8408a31024ad0baa75b1.html/|title=China Daily|website=https://www.chinadaily.com}}
</ref>
He is the author of several books, including ''The East-West Dichotomy'' (2009), ''Shengren - Above Philosophy and Beyond Religion'' (2011), ''Inside Peking University'' (2012), ''Diary of a Mad Imperialist'' (2014), and a German novel ''Die Lehre vom Unterschied'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/-/de/Thorsten-Pattberg/e/B002RUQDQQ/|title=Amazon|website=https://www.amazon.com}}</ref>
==Early Life==
Thorsten J. Pattberg was born in Hamm, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ethnicelebs.com/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Ethnicity of Celebs|website=https://www.ethnicelebs.com}}</ref>
He earned degrees at the University of Edinburgh and Peking University. He has been a research fellow at Harvard University and The University of Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/faculty/fellow_files/20140513102414.pdf/|title=University of Tokyo|website=http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp}}</ref>
During his formation as an Asia specialist, Pattberg studied under Tu Weiming and Gu Zhengkun, whom he considers his spiritual masters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thorstenjpattberg.weebly.com/about.html/|title=Weebly|website=https://www.weebly.com}}</ref>
==Writings==
Pattberg is known for his writings on shengren, the Chinese sage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2011-11/25/content_24002615.htm/|title=China.org|website=http://www.china.org.cn}}</ref> In his dissertation of the same name, he argues that the term is its own category and part of original Chinese terminologies that cannot be adequately translated into European languages.
In other writings, Pattberg discusses his notions of The Competition for Terminologies, The End of Translation, and The Future of Global Language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gjs.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/events/post/20150108_gjs/|title=University of Tokyo|website=http://gjs.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp}}</ref>
He has also published in conservative media such as American Renaissance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amren.news/author/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=American Renaissance|website=https://www.amren.com}}</ref> the Unz Review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unz.com/author/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Unz Review|website=https://www.unz.com}}</ref> Counter Currents<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://counter-currents.com/tag/thorsten-j-pattberg/|title=Counter Currents|website=https://counter-currents.com}}</ref> and Vineyard Saker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesaker.is/secrets-about-time-they-are-still-keeping-from-you/|title=Vineyard Saker|website=https://thesaker.is}}</ref>
==Books==
Pattberg is the author of several books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bricsmagazine.com/en/articles/has-beijing-s-trojan-horse-developed-a-limp/|title=BRICS Magazine|website=https://bricsmagazine.com}}</ref> His best known is ''The East-West Dichotomy'' (2009), which has been republished by China‘s Foreign Language Press in 2013. In this book, he argues that East and West are two cosmic forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/english/books/2014-08/05/content_633208.htm/|title=China Today|website=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn}}</ref>
In another book, ''The Euro-Tao'' (2016), Pattberg describes how Daoism doctrine found its way into modern European society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/taoism-and-western-culture/0/steps/105386/|title=De Tao Group|website=https://www.futurelearn.com}}</ref>
The ''Diary of a Mad Imperialist'' (2014) is a gloomy sketch about the German expat community in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/k.books-now.com/en100/9780984209149-29caegaGEafof64/|title=Google Sites|website=https://sites.google.com}}</ref>
In ''Press Soldiers'', the author describes how Western journalists aggressively subvert and destabilize China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesaker.is/how-western-media-fabricate-the-china-experts/|title=Vineyard Saker|website=https://thesaker.is}}</ref>
In ''Die Lehre vom Unterschied'' (2019), the reader follows a group of disillusioned clerks who sabotage the narrative that imprisons them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wa.de/hamm/thriller-lehre-unterschied-thorsten-pattberg-hamm-buchmesse-frankfurt-praesentiert-13130351.html/|title=Westfälischer Anzeiger|website=https://www.wa.de}}</ref>
==References==
<references />
==External links==
*[https://www.thorstenjpattberg.weebly Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153231/http://iahs.pku.edu.cn/english/index.aspx Thorsten Pattberg] at Peking University (archived 2013)
*[http://www.flp.com.cn/en/newsdetail.cfm?iCntno=822 The East-West dichotomy: The Conceptual Contrast between Eastern and Western Cultures]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pattberg, Thorsten J.}}
[[Category:German philologists]]
[[Category:Peking University faculty]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:German expatriates in China]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Fudan University alumni]]
[[Category:Peking University alumni]]