Bai Tongdong is the Dongfang Chair Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University in China and a Visiting Professor at the Global Law School NYU Shanghai. He holds a BSc in Nuclear Physics and MA in Philosophy of Science, from Peking University, and then he completed his PhD in Philosophy from Boston University. Before joining Fudan, he was a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University, Cincinnati. His research interests include Chinese philosophy and political philosophy, especially the comparative and contemporary relevance of traditional Chinese political philosophy. He is the author of several books including《旧邦新命: 古今中西参照下的古典儒家政治哲学》 (Jiù bāng xīn mìng: Gǔjīn zhōngxī cānzhào xià de gǔdiǎn rújiā zhèngzhì zhéxué A New Mission of an Old State: The Comparative and Contemporary Relevance of Classical Confucian Political Philosophy) published by Peking University Press in 2009, and China: The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom published by Zed Books in 2012. Bai is the director of an English-based MA, Visiting Student, and Auditing program in Chinese philosophy that intends to promote the studies of Chinese philosophy in the world. He delivers lectures in Chinese and English at different venues, and is also involved in other social activities and organizations, all of which aim to promote new political norms that draw their resources from traditional Chinese philosophy and are informed by comparative philosophy and political theories.

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