Ruiping Fan is a contemporary Chinese philosopher specializing in Confucian ethics and bioethics, based at City University of Hong Kong. He is known for his reconstructionist approach to Confucian moral philosophy, arguing that classical Confucian resources can be critically appropriated to address modern ethical challenges. His work bridges comparative philosophy and applied ethics, engaging both Western analytic frameworks and classical Chinese thought.
Developed a reconstructionist Confucian framework synthesizing classical and contemporary moral resources
Authored Reconstructionist Confucianism: Rethinking Morality after the West (2010)
Applied Confucian ethical frameworks to contemporary biomedical ethics and healthcare policy
Engaged the Mencius–Xunzi debate on human nature, examining competing interpretations of moral psychology
Contributed to comparative analysis of Chinese and Western medical ethics traditions