Han Zhen

Han Zhen, born in 1958 in Yanggu, Shandong, holds a doctorate in philosophy and is a professor at Beijing Normal University. He has served as vice president of Beijing Normal University and as president and Party secretary of Beijing Foreign Studies University. His research covers modern and contemporary European and American philosophy, Western philosophy of history, and values education. His books include Introduction to Western Philosophy of History, Generative Existence, Reconstructing Rationalist Belief, and Five Lectures on Socialist Core Values, and he has translated The Sources of the Self. As a writer, he focuses on interpreting and communicating Chinese values; his representative works include Eastern Wisdom and Belief: How to Understand Chinese Values and its English edition, as well as Approaching Southwest Associated University: My Father's Road to Study, a historical reader. His works combine scholarly depth with readability.