''Philosophy East and West'' is a

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covering non-Western traditions of

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in relation to Anglo-American philosophy, integrating the discipline with

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, 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 established in 1951 by

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as an outgrowth of the work of the East-West Philosophers' Conferences sponsored by the

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Department of Philosophy. It was also the first journal to bear the imprint of the

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, established in 1947. In 1967 the editorship passed to Eliot Deutsch, in 1986 to Roger T. Ames, and in 2017 to Franklin Perkins, all affiliated with the University of Hawaii. ''Philosophy East and West'' appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on

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. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available at

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