Paul R. Goldin is professor 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); After Confucius: Studies in Early Chinese Philosophy (2005); and Confucianism (2011). In addition, he has edited the revised edition of R.H. van Gulik’s classic study, Sexual Life in Ancient China (2003), and has coedited three other books on Chinese culture and political philosophy.