On November 27th, the 65th Anniversary Exhibition of Philosophy Discipline Construction of Renmin University of China (RUC) and the Forum of “Sinicization of Marxist Philosophy and Philosophy Innovation in the New Era” was held in RUC campus, Beijing. This event, sponsored by the School of Philosophy and the Museum of RUC, focused on the achievements of philosophy discipline of RUC in the past 65 years. Gu Xiulian, Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the 10th NPC, Director of China Working Committee for Caring for the Next Generation, and Dr. Zhang Donggang, Secretary of the CPC Committee of RUC attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Prof. Wu Fulai, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of RUC, Prof. Wang Yi, Vice President, and over 180 distinguished alumni and participants attended the opening ceremony.
Gu Xiulian expressed her greetings to the researchers who have made contributions to philosophical research and education. “In recent years, the RUC School of Philosophy has made innovative explorations in the talent training mode of “philosophy +”, and several generations of philosophers have audaciously stepped forward to the new stage in the field of talent cultivation, discipline construction, academic research and teaching reform, passing on the philosophical spirits from generation to generation,” Gu said.
On behalf of RUC, Dr. Zhang Donggang congratulated the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the philosophy discipline. He pointed out the primary reasons for the philosophy prosperity and expressed the expectation for future development. “The era is calling for philosophy,” added by Zhang, “for a better development to the philosophy discipline, we need to carry forward the devoted attitude of previous generations, adhere to the creativity and epochal characters and make contributions to advocating ‘China in academic’, ‘China in theories’, and ‘China in philosophy and social sciences’ around the world.”
Prof. Zang Fengyu, Dean of the School of Philosophy, RUC, introduced the development of philosophy studies over the past 65 years and the teaching reforms and innovative activities carried out in recent years. “We have been exploring the reform of philosophy curriculum and the unique training mode of RUC” Zang said.
As a representative of fraternal schools, Prof. Yang Haifeng, Dean of the Philosophy Department of Peking University, said “several generations of philosophical masters have cultivated generations of outstanding talents who aim high and strive for progress.” Prof. David Lefebvre, Director of Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sorbonne, also sent his congratulations and delivered a speech online.
After 65 years of hard work, the RUC School of Philosophy has grown into an outstanding platform of philosophy education and research in China. In the future, the faculty will carry forward the traditions of its predecessors and make contribution to philosophy research and education in the new era.
The participants visited the 65th anniversary exhibition after the opening ceremony. The forum, consisting of six sessions, was held subsequently. The participants reviewed the 65 years of development of philosophy at RUC, discussed the sinicization of Marxist philosophy, the creative transformation and development of Chinese philosophy, the exchange and mutual learning between comparative philosophy and civilizations, the possibility and methodology exploration of interdisciplinary research in philosophy, the basic elements and paths of philosophical innovation in the new era, the crisis of philosophy and the future of philosophy, etc.
