The ''Pacific Philosophical Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed

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of philosophy published by

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on behalf of the School of Philosophy (

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) and is edited by the faculty there. The journal covers all major areas of philosophy in the

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, sometimes as special issues aimed at a particular topic.

History

The journal was established in 1920 as ''The Personalist'' by Ralph Tyler Flewelling and focused on the philosophy of personalism. It obtained its current name in 1980 and "devoted itself exclusively to analytical and logical philosophy"."An Editorial Statement on the Transition Between Journals"
, Randall E. Auxier, accessed 10 Aug. 2008.

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