From 1953 to 1955, Professor Li Da, an outstanding Marxist philosopher in China, a member of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of China Academy of Sciences and former president of Wuhan University, actively prepared to resume the work of the Department of Philosophy, persuaded the Ministry of Higher Education to recruit talents. From 65438 to 0956, with the approval of the Ministry of Higher Education, the philosophy department of Wuhan University was officially rebuilt, and the first batch of students after the reconstruction were enrolled in that year. President Li Da personally served as the head of the department for six years and taught in person. Mr. Tao Delin, a famous philosopher in China, former president of Wuhan University and a senior professor, also personally served as the head of the department. 199665438+In February, Wuhan University established the School of Philosophy on the basis of the Department of Philosophy. 1999 The Department of Philosophy, the Department of Chinese Language, the Department of History and the Department of Art merged to form the College of Humanities. In August 2003, the establishment of the School of Philosophy was resumed.