Philosophy East and West
Encyclopedia
Philosophy East and West is an international, interdisciplinary academic journal that seeks to promote literacy on non-Western traditions of philosophy
in relation to Anglo-American philosophy. Philosophy defined in terms of cultural traditions broadly integrates the professional discipline with literature
, science
, and social practices. Special issues have been devoted to topics as diverse as "Problems of the Self," "Existence: An East-West Dialogue," "Philosophy and Revolution," and "Environmental Ethics."
The journal was founded in 1951 by Charles A. Moore
as an outgrowth of the work of the East-West Philosophers' Conferences sponsored by the University of Hawaii Department of Philosophy. It was also the first journal to bear the imprint of the University of Hawaii Press
, established in 1947. In 1967 the editorship passed to Eliot Deutsch
, and in 1986 to Roger T. Ames, both at the University of Hawaii.
Philosophy East and West appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on Project MUSE
. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available in the JSTOR
electronic archive.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in relation to Anglo-American philosophy. Philosophy defined in terms of cultural traditions broadly integrates the professional discipline with literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, and social practices. Special issues have been devoted to topics as diverse as "Problems of the Self," "Existence: An East-West Dialogue," "Philosophy and Revolution," and "Environmental Ethics."
The journal was founded in 1951 by Charles A. Moore
Charles A. Moore
Charles A. Moore was a professor of comparative philosophy at the University of Hawaii.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois on March 11, 1901, Moore was educated at Yale University, where he received an A.B. in 1926 and a Ph.D. in 1932, then taught philosophy for three years...
as an outgrowth of the work of the East-West Philosophers' Conferences sponsored by the University of Hawaii Department of Philosophy. It was also the first journal to bear the imprint of the University of Hawaii Press
University of Hawaii Press
The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaii.The University of Hawaii Press was founded in 1947, with the mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship by publishing current research in all disciplines of the humanities and natural and social...
, established in 1947. In 1967 the editorship passed to Eliot Deutsch
Eliot Deutsch
Eliot Deutsch is a philosopher, teacher, and writer. He has made important contributions to the understanding and appreciation of Eastern philosophies in the West through his many works on comparative philosophy and aesthetics...
, and in 1986 to Roger T. Ames, both at the University of Hawaii.
Philosophy East and West appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on Project MUSE
Project MUSE
Project MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...
. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available in the JSTOR
JSTOR
JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995. It provides its member institutions full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known journals, dating back to 1665 in the case of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society...
electronic archive.