Lei Zhong

I am Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining CUHK, I taught at Peking University and Lingnan University. I obtained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.Phil. in Philosophy from Peking University, and a B.Econ. in Business Economics from Renmin University of China.

I work primarily on topics at the intersections of philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, metaphysics, and epistemology, aiming to develop a robust version of anti-reductionism about mentality and morality. I have also done research in related areas, such as philosophy of language, philosophy of science, political philosophy, and comparative philosophy. My research seeks to address fundamental philosophical issues and uncover connections among apparently disparate topics at a deeper level and within a broader context. I am currently working on a five-year project, “An Emergentist Theory of Mind”, supported by the RGC Research Fellow Scheme of Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

As a leading Chinese analytic philosopher, my work has regularly appeared in top philosophy journals and stimulated worldwide responses and discussion. My research is listed among the key works in the PhilPapers entry on the Exclusion Problem and is also recognized in major philosophical reference works, including Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and Philosophy Compass. Several conferences have been organized to discuss my philosophical work, and some of my publications have been translated into Chinese by other scholars. I received the RGC Research Fellow Award in 2021, the Research Excellence Award of CUHK in 2020, and the Young Researcher Award of CUHK in 2017.

Besides philosophy, I have a special interest in Classical Chinese poetry. I also enjoy watching movies & TV series, doing physical exercise, and exploring different parts of the world.