Promoting academic literacy on non-Western traditions of philosophy, Philosophy East and West has for more than seventy years published the highest-quality scholarship that locates these cultures in their relationship to Anglo-American philosophy. Philosophy defined in its relationship to cultural traditions broadly integrates the professional discipline with literature, science, and social practices. Each issue includes debates on issues of contemporary concern and critical reviews of the most recent publications.

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• Editorial Board

• Editor

  Franklin Perkins

  Associate Editor

  Arindam Chakrabarti

  Editorial Board

  Tamara Albertini, University of Hawai‘i

  Roger T. Ames, Peking University

  Mehdi Aminrazavi, University of Mary Washington

  Douglas Berger, Leiden University

  Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawai‘i

  Vrinda Dalmiya, University of Hawai‘i

  Elisa Freschi, University of Toronto

  Jonardon Ganeri, University of Toronto

  Jay Garfield, Smith College

  Chad Hansen, University of Hong Kong

  Michael Kaulana Ing, Indiana University

  Masato Ishida, University of Hawai‘i

  Philip J. Ivanhoe, Georgetown University

  Leah Kalmanson, Drake University

  Eric S. Nelson, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  Steve Odin, University of Hawai‘i

  Amy Olberding, University of Oklahoma

  Jin Y. Park, American University

  Parimal G. Patil, Harvard University

  Lisa Raphals, University of California, Riverside

  Isabelle Ratié, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3)

  Mark Siderits, Seoul National University

  Sor-hoon Tan, Singapore Management University

  George Tsai, University of Hawai’i Manoa

  Sean Smith, University of Hawai’i

  Editorial assistant

  Jennifer Jackson

  BOOK REVIEW EDITORS

  Arabic/Islamic Philosophy:

  Ahab Bdaiwi, Leiden University

  China:

  Dimitra Amarantidou, University of Macau
   

  Paul D’Ambrosio, East China Normal University

  Europe: 

  Philippe Major,  Lancaster University

  Indigenous Philosophy: 

  Michael Kaulana Ing, Indiana University

  Japan and Korea:

  Johnathan Flowers, California State University, Northridge

  Leah Kalmanson, University of North Texas

  South Asia:

  Geoffrey Ashton, University of San Francsico

  Marzenna Jakubczak, Pedagogical University of Krawkow

   

   

   

• Indexes

• Articles appearing in Philosophy East and West are indexed and/or abstracted in:

  Academic Abstracts/CD-ROM,

  Asian Religious Studies Information

  Association for Asian Studies–
  Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), 1971-

  Atla Religion Database

  Brill–
  Linguistic Bibliography (Online)

  Book Review Index

  Canada in Context, 07/1989-

  Clarivate Analytics–
  Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  Current Contents
  Web of Science

  De Gruyter Saur–
  Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus
  IBZ – Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur
  Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur

  EBSCOhost–
  Academic Search Alumni Edition, 1/1/1990-
  Academic Search Complete, 1/1/1990-
  Academic Search Elite, 1/1/1990-
  Academic Search Premier, 1/1/1990-
  Academic Search: Main Edition, 1/1/1990-
  Advanced Placement Source, 1/1/1990-
  ATLA Religion Database (American Theological Library Association), 1981-2017
  Biography Index: Past and Present (H.W. Wilson), vol.36, 1986-vol.58, no.4, 2008
  Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Oct.1983-
  Corporate ResourceNet, 1/1/1990-
  Current Abstracts, 1/1/2000-
  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson), 1/1/1974-7/1/1983
  Humanities Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), 10/1/1983-
  Humanities Index (Online), 1983/10-
  Humanities Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson), 1/1/1974-7/1/1983
  Humanities International Complete, 1/1/1990-
  Humanities International Index, 1/1/1990-
  Humanities Source, 1/1/1974-
  Humanities Source Ultimate, 1/1/1974-
  Literary Reference Center, 1/1/1990-
  Literary Reference Center Plus, 1/1/1990-
  Literary Reference Center: Main Edition, 10/1/1998-
  MainFile, 1/1/1990-
  MasterFILE Complete, 1/1/1990-
  MasterFILE Elite, 1/1/1990-
  MasterFILE Premier, 1/1/1990-
  MasterFILE: Main Edition, 1/1/1990-
  MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
  OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson), 10/1/1983-
  OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson), 10/1/1983-
  Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, 1/1/1990-
  Religion & Philosophy Collection, 1/1/1990-
  Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
  SocINDEX, 1/1/1992-
  SocINDEX with Full Text, 1/1/1992-
  Sociological Collection, 1/1/1990-
  The Philosopher’s Index (Online)
  TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 1/1/1995-

  Elsevier BV–
  Scopus, 2002-, 1990

  Gale–
  Academic ASAP, 07/1989-
  Academic OneFile, 07/1989-
  Biography in Context, 07/1989 –
  Book Review Index Plus
  Expanded Academic ASAP, 07/1989-
  General OneFile, 07/1989-
  InfoTrac Custom, 7/1989-
  InfoTrac Student Edition, 07/1989-
  MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
  Religion and Philosophy Collection, 07/1989 –
  Shakespeare Collection, 7/1989-
  Student Resources in Context, 07/1989-
  World History in Context, 07/1989-

  OCLC–
  ArticleFirst, vol.XLIII, no.1, 1993-vol.61, no.3, 2011
  Electronic Collections Online, vol.9, no.1, 1996-vol.61, no.3, 2011
  Humanities Index (Online), 1983/10-
  Periodical Abstracts, v.40, n.1, 1990-v.60, n.4, 2010

  Ovid–
  The Philosopher’s Index (Online)

  Peeters Publishers–
  Repertoire Bibliographique de la Philosophie (Online)

  Periodica Islamica, 1991-

  ProQuest–
  Art, Design & Architecture Collection, 1/1/1990-
  Arts & Humanities Database, 1/1/1990-
  Arts Premium Collection, 1/1/1990-
  International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Core
  Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (Online), Selective
  MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
  Periodicals Index Online, 7/1/1995-10/1/2000
  Philosophy Collection, 01/01/1990-
  Professional ProQuest Central, 01/01/1990-
  ProQuest 5000, 01/01/1990-
  ProQuest 5000 International, 01/01/1990-
  ProQuest Central, 1/1/1990-
  Religion Database, 01/01/1990-
  Research Library, 01/01/1990-
  The Philosopher’s Index (Online)

  Religious & Theological Abstracts, Inc.–
  Religious & Theological Abstracts, 1968-