Anja Steinbauer (born 1966) is a London-based

Sinologist Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the ex ...

and

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

. She was born in

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

, Germany. She is notable as one of the pioneers of the popular philosophy movement, and is the president of Philosophy For All in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. She is also one of the editors of the popularizing magazine '' Philosophy Now''. Much of Steinbauer's scholarly work has related to the Chinese

New Confucian New Confucianism () is an intellectual movement of Confucianism that began in the early 20th century in Republic of China (1912–1949), Republican China, and further developed in post-Mao era People's Republic of China, contemporary China. It ...

philosopher Tang Junyi. This formed the basis for her PhD, which she took at

Hamburg University The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...

. For some years Steinbauer taught philosophy as part of the adult education department at

Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public university, public research university, located in Bloomsbury, London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the federal Universit ...

in London. When the courses at Birkbeck were cut as a cost-saving measure in 2010, she and six other ex-Birkbeck philosophy tutors joined together to found a new college: the

London School of Philosophy The London School of Philosophy is an independent adult education college located in London, United Kingdom. It offers part-time non-degree courses on a wide range of topics within philosophy. It was founded in 2010 by lecturers from Birkbeck Col ...

(LSP). The LSP's first-ever lecture was given by Anja Steinbauer in January 2011, on the subject "Philosophy and Literature".

Writings

* ''Tang Junyis System der neun Horizonte des Geistes'', (2005), Hamburger Sinologische Gesellschaft. () * ''200 Words to Help You Talk About Philosophy'', (2020), Laurence King Publishing. ()
A Philosophical Symphony: Tang Junyi's System
Anja Steinbauer
What's New in... Chinese Philosophy?
Philosophy Now Issue 23, Anja Steinbauer

External links

Philosophy For All
website
London School of Philosophy
website Living people 21st-century German philosophers 1966 births Writers from Mainz {{Germany-philosopher-stub