Hu Jun

Hu Jun (1951–2022) was a native of Shanghai and a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University. He studied under Tang Yijie and focused on modern Chinese philosophy and epistemology. He was among the first scholars to systematically study Jin Yuelin's Theory of Knowledge, and authored more than ten monographs, including Dao and Truth, Theory of Knowledge, Analytic Philosophy in China, and What Is Philosophy. His writing balances scholarly rigor with readability, tracing the intellectual threads of modern Chinese philosophy while explaining fundamental philosophical questions to general readers. In his later years he also addressed the philosophical examination of China's entry into modern society, as well as practical topics such as the marine industry and industrial cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.