François Jullien CV

François Jullien (born in Embrun 1951) is a sinologist and philosopher. He is the director of the Institut de la pensée contemporaine, Université Paris 7 – Denis Diderot, and professor at the Department Langues et Civilisations d’Asie orientale sowie Mitglied des Institut Universitaire de France.

Curriculum vitae

1972-1977
Student at the Ecole normale supérieure in Paris.

1974
Graduation (Agregation) at the Ecole normale supérieure in Paris.

1975-1977
Student at Beijing University and Shanghai University.

1978
Doctor (Doctorat de 3e cycle en Etudes extrême-orientales) at Université Paris 7 – Denis Diderot.

1978-1981
Executive board member of Antenne française de sinologie in Hong Kong.

1981
Maître de conférences at Université Paris VIII, founder of the Revue Extrême-Orient / Extrême-Occident, Presses universitaires de Vincennes

1983
Habilitation in Sinologie at Université Paris 7 – Denis Diderot.

1985-1987
›Pensionnaire‹ at Maison franco-japonaise in Tokyo.

1988-1990
President of the Association française des études chinoises.

1990-2000
Director of the UFR Asie orientale Université Paris 7 – Denis Diderot.

1995-1998
President of the Collège international de philosophie.

Since 2002 Director of the Institut de la pensée contemporaine der Université Paris 7 – Denis Diderot und Direktor des Centre Marcel Granet.