從事美學、中國哲學和中國傳統文化等研究,出版有學術專著二十餘部,主要有《中國美學史》《當代美學原理》《中國古典美學史》《20世紀中國美學本體論問題》《心靈的衝突與和諧--倫理與審美》《獰厲之美--中國青銅藝術》《玄妙的太和之道--中國古代哲人的境界觀》《占筮與哲理--周易蘊玄機》等。海外出版著作九部,其中多部譯成英文,重要的有《Chinese Bronzes:Ferocious Beauty》《Confucius life of the great humanist》。國際上第一部介紹中國美學的論文集《Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics》(紐約,1995,)收入陳的論文兩篇《Comparative concepts of Natural Beauty》《The Essence of Aesthetics》)。另在《中國社會科學》《文學評論》《美學》《新華文摘》《人民日報》《聯合早報》(新加坡)等報刊發表論文數百篇。其創立的“境界本體論美學”譽為中國美學新的一派,其國內外影響正在擴大。《中國古典美學史》一書,鄧曉芒教授認為“是國內迄今為止由個人獨立撰寫的最完整、份量最重的中國古典美學史著作。”中國人民大學將此書列為向海外招收美學專業博士生的參考書之一。《當代美學原理》整合中西美學構建了一個以“境界”為本體的美學體系,顏翔林教授評價為“極具理論的原創性與學術衝擊力”。
1.The Aesthetic Charm of Historical and Cultural City. International Conference on Culture in the Sustainability of Cites, Cheongju, Korea, May 25-27, 2001.
2.Technological Reason and Technological Beauty. The 15 International Congress of Aesthetics, Tokyo, Japan, August 27-31, 2001.
3.The Aesthetic Ontology of China in the 20 Century. Proceedings of the 3 Annual Conference of Japan Society of KANSEI Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, September 11-12, 2001.
4.Chinese Youth in Globalization. International Conference of Cites Renowned for Arts and Crafts, Kanazawa, Japan, September 28-30, 2001.
5.Sense of Taste and Chinese Classic Aesthetics. The 6 Summer School of Applied Aesthetics, Eyes Closed: Aesthetics of the Unseen, Hollola, Finland, August 18-23, 2002.
6.Ancient Chinese Aesthetic Thoughts on Agriculture and Significance in the Present Age. The 5 International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics, Leppa unit Hattla, Finland, August 5-8, 2003.
7.The Natural Beauty from the Perspective of Ecological Culture. International Conference on Beauty and Modern Life Style, Wuhan, China, May 14-16, 2004.
8.The Aesthetic Spirit of Chinese Classical Garden. International Meeting of the Chinese Garden History Working Group, Washington D. C., U.S., March 26-27, 2005.
9.Natural Scenery as Carrier, Cultural Tradition as Spirit: Turning Wuhan into a City with More Beautiful Landscapes. The Green Bond: International Conference on Cites and Gardens and International Forum on Garden City, Wuhan, China, Oct.19-22, 2006.
10.The Art of Nature: The Beauty of the Appreciation Stone. The 6 International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics, Lieksa, Finland, June 11-14, 2007.
11.The Beauty Created by Nature and Artist together: on Earth Art. The Tide of the Art Studies of Asia, The 5 Conference of the Asian Society of Arts, Kyoto, Japan, August 27-29, 2007.
12.The Aesthetics of Chinese Palace Architecture. International Conference on China in Caste and Garden Symposium, Dresden, German, September 24-27, 2008.
13.City, Our Home: A Contemplation on the Modernization of Chinese Cities. The 6 International Conference of the Asian Society of Art, Taiwan, Taibei, December 17-19, 2008.
14.The Contemporary Mission of Environmental Aesthetics. The International Conference of Environmental Aesthetics and The 7 International Conference of the Asian Society of Art, Xiangyang, China, October 15-17, 2009.
15.The Understanding of Beauty in Ancient China.International Symposium on Theories of Art Design and Aesthetics, Antalya, Turkey, October 19-21, 2011.
16.EcologicalCivilization and its Beauty ——Further Discussion on Contemporary Mission of Environmental Aesthetics.
Environmental Aesthetics and Beautiful China International Conference, Wuhan, China. May20, 2015.
17.The ecological meaning of Chinese ancient “Fengshui”. Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization, 10 International Whitehead Conference, 9 International Conference on Ecological Civilization, Claremont, USA, June 4-7, 2015.
18.Tradional Chinese Conceptions of Environmental Beauty. The 20 International Congress of Aesthetics, Seoul, Korea, July 25-29, 2016.
陳望衡在《中國社會科學》《文學評論》《文藝研究》《學術月刊》《人民日報》《光明日報》等重要報刊發表論文數百篇,在國外英文、日文期刊發表論文10餘篇。由美國著名哲學家H. Gene Blocker編輯的首部向國際社會介紹當代中國美學研究成果的《Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics》(紐約,1995)收入陳望衡論文兩篇《Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics》《The Essence of Aesthetics》。陳望衡的論文轉載或摘登於《中國社會科學文摘》《新華文摘》10餘篇;《環境美學的當代使命》《藝術是什麼》為2012年、2015年中國高考語文試卷閱讀題材料。有學術專著30餘部,代表作為《中國古典美學史》《當代美學原理》《環境美學》《文明前的“文明”》;譯成英文在國外出版的著作五部,重要的有《中國環境美學》(英國)《獰厲之美——中國青銅藝術》(新加坡)。
1.Comparative Concepts of Natural Beauty.《Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics》edited by Liyuan Zhu and H. Gene Blocker, Peter Lang Publishing Inc, New York, 1995.
2.The Essence of Aesthetics,《Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics》edited by Liyuan Zhu and H. Gene Blocker, Peter Lang Publishing Inc, New York, 1995.
3.美學如何從歐洲經日本傳入中國.(日文)《立命館大學學報》Vol. 6, 2006。
4.日僧空海對中國美學的獨特貢獻.(日文)《美學研究》Vol.6,2008.
5.Japanese Monk Konghai’s Unique Contribution to Chinese Classical Aesthetics.《Aesthetics and Art Science》 Vol. 3, 2009.
6.The Establishment of the Concept “Home”: The Reflection of Chinese City Urbanization.《The Journal of Asian Arts and Aesthetics》Vol. 2, 2009.
7.The Contemporary Mission of Environmental Aesthetics. 《The Journal of Asian Arts and Aesthetics》Vol. 3, 2010.
8.Die Asthetik der Chinesischen Palastarchitektur.(德文)《China in Schloss und Garten》2010.ISBN:978-3-942422-21-5.
9.The Understanding of Beauty in Ancient China. 《International Symposium on Theories of Art/Design and Aesthetics Papers》2012. ISBN:978-605-4483-11-2.