
Ph.D., Senior Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
Work Experiences 
2009-Senior Professor of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Jilin University
2003-Director of Center for Fundamentals of Philosophy, Jilin University
2000-2001  Distinguished Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University
1996-2001  Dean of School of Philosophy and Sociology, Jilin University
1994-Doctoral Supervisor
1992-Professor
1988-1992  Associate Professor
1985-1988 Lecturer
1982-Started teaching at Jilin University
 Learning Experiences                                          
1986-1990  Ph.D. in Marxist Philosophy, Jilin University
1978-1982  Bachelor of Philosophy, Jilin University
 Social Appointments
Member of the 10th, 11th, and 12th CPPCC National Committee
Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Philosophy and Social Sciences Experts
Member of Social Sciences Commission of the Ministry of Education 
Advisor of Research Center for Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Ministry of Education
Served as Director of the Education Committee of Philosophy of the Ministry of Education
Served as Chairman of the Philosophy Society of Jilin Province
Served as Director of the Academic Committee of Jilin University
 Research Interests                                             
Marxist Philosophy
Fundamentals of Philosophy
 Representative Works                                          
On Philosophy (1998, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2020)
Critique of Premises of Theory Thinking (1992, 2010, 2017)
Research on Marxist Fundamentals (2 Volumes) (2011)
Times in Thoughts (2004, 2013)
A Lofty Position (1997,2010)
Philosophical Essays of Sun Zhengyu (9 Volumes) (2007)
Research on Marxist Dialectics (2012,2017,2020)
Monographic Studies on Contemporary Chinese Marxist Philosophy (2010)
Our Spiritual Home (2014)
Philosophy: A Critique of Premises of Thoughts (2016)
History of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy since Reform and Opening(1978-2009) (2019)
Published more than 300 papers in journals and newspapers, including 14 papers in Social Sciences in China and 17 papers in Philosophical Researches. 29 papers were reprinted by Xinhua Digest. 
Awards                                                    
The title of "National Advanced Worker"
The first award of "National Famous Teacher"
The first nomination award of "National Teaching Model"
The first-class award of National Teaching Achievement Award
The second-class award of Science Research Famous Achievement Award in Higher Institution
Chinese National Book Award
China Outstanding Publication Award
 "Lifetime Achievement Award" of Jilin University (Livon)