Faculty Bios

Paul R. Goldin

Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Paul R. Goldin is Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Rituals of the Way: The Philosophy of Xunzi (1999), The Culture of Sex in Ancient China (2002), and After Confucius: Studies in Early Chinese Philosophy (2005); he also edited the revised version (2004) of R.H. van Gulik's classic study, Sexual Life in Ancient China , and is a co-editor of the Hawai'i Reader of Traditional Chinese Culture (2005). His current projects include a book-length history of classical Chinese thought and a collection of essays on the transition from pre-imperial to imperial China.

Department bio page (includes bibliographies and research tools in Chinese history): http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ealc/paul-r-goldin

Paul R. Goldin
851 Williams Hall
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Tel: (215) 573-9615
E-mail: prg@sas.upenn.edu