姓名：HAN Rui
性别：Female
职称：Associate Professor
所在部门：Department of Regional, International and Cross-Cultural Studies
研究方向：Contemporary Anglo-Saxon Normative Philosophy; American Studies
个人主页：https://felc.gdufs.edu.cn/info/2105/7752.htm
办公室：Room 423, Teaching Building 1
邮箱：199610231@oamail.gdufs.edu.cn
Education
1989-1993 BA, English Language and Literature
Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Studies
1993-1996 MA, English Language and Literature
Sun Yat-Sen University
2002-2004 MA, Politics
University of Warwick
2005-2010 PhD, Political Philosophy
University of Hong Kong
Work Experience
2000-2005 Chair, American Studies Center
Faculty of English Language and Culture
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
2010 Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Hong Kong
2012 Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Politics and Public Administration
University of Hong Kong
2017-2018 Dean, Department of English and American Culture
Faculty of English Language and Culture
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
2019-2023 Vice Dean, Faculty of English Language and Culture
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Research Projects
Tender Project, Key Humanities Base of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). "Equality and Education: Distributive Justice and Its Significance for the Development of Pearl River Delta";
Academic translation project, GDUFS. “Confucian Perfectionism: A Political Philosophy for Modern Times";
Post-funding project, GDUFS;
"Innovation and Strengthening" Education Reform Project, GDUFS. "Moodle - Online Teaching Platform";
Quality Engineering and Education Reform Project, Guangdong Province;
First-rate Mooc Course "Contemporary American Society and Culture", Guangdong Province;
Social Practice and Internship Base for College Students, Guangdong Province;
First-rate Blended Teaching Course "Contemporary American Society and Culture", Guangdong Province.
Academic Publications
Han, R., 2024. "The Philosophizing of ‘Chinese Theory of Justice’: Reflections from a Comparative Perspective", Intercultural Studies Forum, No. 9.
Han, R., 2022. "The Person-Affecting Claim, Non-Identity Problem, and Future Generations", in Environmental Philosophy and East Asia, ed. Hiroshi Abe, Matthias Fritsch & Mario Wenning, New York: Routledge.
DOI: 10.4324/9781003217305.
Han, R., 2022. "Introduction", Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant. Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House.
Han, R., 2017. "Joseph Chan’s Confucian Perfectionism: A Political Philosophy for Modern Times", Journal of East-West Thought, No. 3, Vol. 7: 84-91.
Han, R., 2015. "John Locke's Justification for Property", New Political Economy Review, Volume 30: 26-44.
Han, R., 2014. "Justice and Confucian Harmony", in Order and Revolt: Debating the Principles of Eastern & Western Social Thought, ed. Wayne Cristaudo, Heung Wah Wong & Sun Youzhong. Los Angeles: Bridge21 Publications.
Han, R., 2010. "Justice and Equality: A Review of Western Social Justice Theory", Open Times, Vol. 8: 132-145.
Han, R., 2004. "Freedom of Speech, Equality, and American Campaign Finance", Open Times, Vol. 4: 84-98.
Han, R., 2004. "Pros and Cons: US Campaign Finance Laws", in Re-reading America: Changes and Challenges, ed. Zhong Weihe & Han Rui. Leckhampton, England: Reardon’s Publishing.
Han, R., 2004. Re-reading America: Changes and Challenges, Leckhampton, England: Reardon’s Publishing.
Han, R., 2000. National Public English Test: PETS Level 2 English Training Textbook and teaching materials. Guangzhou: Sun Yat-Sen University Press.
Han, R., 2000. A New English Dictionary for Graduate Students, Guangzhou: Sun Yat-Sen University Press.。
Han, R., 1999. "Edna's Awakening - A Review of Kate Chopin's Awakening", Journal of Sichuan Foreign Studies University, Vol. 71: 31-34.
Translation
Han, R., Zhou Zhaode and Chen Yongzheng, 2016. Confucian Perfectionism: A Political Philosophy for Modern Times. Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
Han, R., 2007. Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. East China Normal University Press.
Han, R. and Liu Xiaoying, 2013. "The Confucian Approach to Human Rights", Modern Philosophy, Vol. 128.
Han, R., 2005. "Philosophers and City States: Jaffa and the Strauss School", Can Virtue be Taught? Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 2005. "Jaffa's Lincoln-style Defense of the American Foundation", Can Virtue be Taught? Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 2005. "The Past, Present, and Future of American Law and Political System", Can Virtue be Taught? Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 2006. "Tocqueville's Perspective", Recalling Tocqueville - Commemorating the Bicentennial of Tocqueville's Birth, Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 2006. "Tocqueville on Socialism and History", Recalling Tocqueville - Commemorating the Bicentennial of Tocqueville's Birth", Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 2006. "Tocqueville on Sexual Morality", Recalling Tocqueville - Commemorating the Bicentennial of Tocqueville's Birth, Huaxia Publishing House.
Han, R., 1998. "How the East invades the West", English World, Vol. 9.
Conference Presentations
Han, R., October 2024. “The Confucian Concept of the Person and Its American Interpretation: Discussions from a Comparative Philosophical Perspective”. Paper presented at the Connecting People, Cultures and Ideas: Re-examining Sino-American Exchange conference, Beijing Foreign Studies University & US-China Education Trust.
Han, R., October 2024. “The Confucian Concept of the Person in the Eyes of American Theorists". Paper presented at the 6th Forum on American Studies and International Studies and 3rd Director's Forum on American Studies in Foreign Language Departments of Universities, School of International Relations, National University of Technology.
Han, R., October 2020. "The Concept of Freedom and American Legislative Practice". Paper presented at the Second Forum on American Studies and International Studies, School of International Relations, National University of Technology.
Han, R., June 2019. "Philosophical Research from an Intercultural Perspective". Paper presented at the inaugural seminar of "Intercultural Studies", School of English, Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Han, R., August 2018. "Future Generations: the Non-Identity Problem and the Person-Affecting Claim". Paper presented at the World Congress of Philosophy, Beijing University.
Han, R., March 2018. "A Republican Approach to Distributive Justice". Paper presented at the Philip Pettit and Republicanism Conference, Sun Yat-Sen University (Zhuhai).
Han, R., March 2017. "Is the Idea of Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics Plausible?" Paper presented at the Rule of Law in East Asian Context Conference, Sun Yat-Sen University (Zhuhai) and Routledge Publishing Co.
Han, R., December 2015. "A Critique of Luck Egalitarianism". Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, Institute of World History and Center for American Studies at Zhejiang University & US-China Education Foundation.
Han, R., March 2011. "Metaphysics of Politics and Human Rights". Paper presented at the Symposium on Confucianism and Human Rights, School of Advanced Humanities, Peking University.
Han, R., August 2010. "Justice and the Confucian Harmony". Paper presented at the Harmony and Order vs. Spontaneity and Revolt in Eastern and Western Philosophies Conference, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong Kong.
Han, R., November 2008. "Egalitarianism Undefended". Paper presented at the Seminar on Social Justice and Human Development, Department of Politics and Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Han, R., June 2005. "An Empirical Analysis of the Functions of National People's Congress from a Comparative Perspective". Paper presented at the Seminar on China's Social Change and Political Science, School of Political and Public Administration, Sun Yat-Sen University.
Han, R., May 2002. "Pros and Cons: American Campaign Finance Laws". Paper presented at the Re-Reading America: Changes and Challenges Conference, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
Han, R., October 2001. "The Male Narrator Identity in Willa Cather's Novels". Paper presented at American Literature and Culture Studies Conference, Beijing University & SUNYA.
Academic Affiliations
Expert for Undergraduate Education and Teaching Evaluation in General Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Education
Secretary General of the English Major Sub-Committee of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Foreign Language Majors in Undergraduate Universities, Guangdong Province (2019-2023);
Executive Director of the Alliance of National and Regional Researches Programs (2020-2024)
Member of the American Studies Network (ASN)
Member of the US-China Education Trust
Courses Taught
Contemporary Political Philosophy (Postgraduate)
Contemporary American Culture and Society (Undergraduate)
Selected Readings in Modern English Prose (Undergraduate)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (Undergraduate)
