Basic Information

He was born in June 1951, Shanghai. His original household registration was Shangyu, Zhejiang Province. He works as both a professor and doctoral supervisorin the Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University. He undertakes one major project of the National Social Science Fund, several general projects of the National Social Science Fund and social science projects at the provincial and ministerial levels. He is one of the chief experts of the Central Horse Project History of Chinese Philosophy.

Research Fields

• Chinese Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

Academic Experience

• Educated youth of Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps (1969–1973)

• Undergraduate at the Department of Political Education, East China Normal University (1973-1976)

• Postgraduate student of Chinese Philosophy in East China Normal University (1978-1981

• Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University. Dean of the Department of Philosophy. Vice-Dean of Humanities School. Executive vice-chairman of the Institute of Modern Chinese Thought and Culture. Member of the Academic Committee and the member of the Academic Degree Committee. (1981-2002)

• Associate professor (1988) Professor (1992) Doctoral supervisor (1995)

• Visiting scholar at Simon Fissa University (SFU) in Canada (9.1999-5.2000)

• Lecturer, dean of the School of Philosophy and deputy director of the School Affairs Committee of Shanghai Normal University (2002-2012)

• -Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University (2013-)

Adjunct Academic Posts

• Vice-president of Chinese Society of Philosophical History

• Vice-president of Shanghai Philosophical Society

• Vice-president of Shanghai Yanhuang Cultural Research Association

• Committee and academic member of International Confucianism Federation.

Academic Achievements

he has published more than 200 papers in Chinese Social Sciences, Philosophical Studies, including 2 being published in Chinese Studies in Philosophy and Contemporary Chinese Thought in the United States, and one in Korea.

The mainpublications are:

• The First Page and Embryo: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Culture between Ming and Qing Dynasties

• Confucius and Chinese Culture

• Modern Chinese Thinkers

• The All-round Development of Man is the Essential Requirement of New Society

• Xu Guangqi's Comments and Biographies, etc.

His outstanding achievements in scientific research have been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Sciences by Shanghai Municipal Government and Ministry of Education for 10 times. He has received the special allowance from the State Council in 1995. In 1997, he won the first prize of Excellent Teachers of Bao steel Foundation and the third prize of Zeng Xianzi Foundation. In 2001 and 2007, he won the Shanghai Yucai Award twice. In 2006, he was awarded the title of Excellent Party Member of Shanghai Science and Education System.