Takahiro Nakajima is an Associate Professor of Chinese Philosophy at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia. After graduating from the Department of Chinese Philosophy at the University of Tokyo in 1991, he was appointed assistant professor there (1991-1996), lecturer and associate professor at Ritsumeikan University (1996-2000), and associate professor at the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo (2000-2012). He is currently associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (2012-present).