Yu Dunkang

Yu Dunkang (; May 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Chinese philosopher and historian of Chinese philosophy, known for his research on Xuanxue and the I Ching. Denounced as a "rightist" during the Anti-Rightist Campaign in 1957, he was banished from academia for twenty years. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, he became a research professor at the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and was elected an honorary academician of the CASS.

Early life and education Yu was born in May 1930 in Hanyang, Hubei, Republic of China. In 1951, he entered the Department of Philosophy of Wuhan University. During the People's Republic of China's nationwide reorganization of higher education in 1952, his department was merged into the philosophy department of Peking University, from which he graduated in 1955. After teaching at a high school in Tianjin for a year, Yu returned to Peking University to pursue graduate studies in philosophy.

Banishment During the Hundred Flowers Campaign of 1957, Yu wrote four letters that advocated rationalism, democracy and freedom, and socialist rule of law. His Xuanxue research culminated in the book History of Wei–Jin Xuanxue , published by Peking University Press in 2004,

In 1992, Yu was awarded a special pension for distinguished scholars by the State Council of China. He was elected an honorary academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. From 1993 to 2002, he was a member of the 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

On 14 July 2019, Yu died at his home in Beijing, aged 89.

Selected works History of the Development of Chinese Philosophy (co-author), People's Publishing House (1988) New Exploration on the Xuanxue of He Yan and Wang Bi , Qilu Shushe (1991) Modern Interpretation of I Ching Studies of the Northern Song , Xuelin Publishing House (1997) I Ching Studies and Management (ed.), Shenyang Publishing House (1997) Collection of Papers on Chinese Philosophy , Liaoning University Press (1998) History of Wei–Jin Xuanxue , Peking University Press (2004, Second Edition 2016) Religion, Philosophy, Ethics , Science Press (2005) The Past and Today in I Ching Studies , Guangxi Normal University Press (2005) Interpretation of I Ching Studies of the Han and Song Dynasties , Huaxia Publishing House (2006) A Modern Interpretation of the Zhou Yi , Huaxia Publishing House (2006) Source: