Fudan University, Shanghai, China

e-mail: xiangchen.sun[at]fudan.edu.cn

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Xiangchen Sun is a distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University, specializing in early modern Western philosophy, Levinas's philosophy, and comparative philosophy. His publications include On Family: Individual and Qinqin (Affection for Kin) (2019), Facing the Other: On Levinas’ Philosophical Thought (2008), and Metaphysics in the 17th Century (co-authored, 2006), among others. He served as Dean of the School of Philosophy at Fudan University (2011-2023) and is currently the Director of the University's General Education Center. Professor Sun's professional affiliations include serving as Vice President of the Chinese Association of the History of Western Philosophy, President of the Shanghai Philosophical Association, Member of the Steering Committee of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, Member of the Council of the World Conference of Sinology, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Alliance of University General Education, China. He also co-edits the Journal of Contemporary Philosophy and General Education Review.