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Last updated: February 2026

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Journal of the History of Philosophy



Founded in response to a motion passed by the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in December 1957 approving "the establishment of a journal devoted to the history of philosophy," the Journal of the History of Philosophy is an internationally recognized quarterly that publishes peer-reviewed articles, notes, discussions, and book reviews devoted to the history of  philosophy. In light of the expertise of our editorial team, we consider contributions in the following areas: Ancient Greek and Latin Philosophy, early to late Medieval Philosophy (Latin, Arabic, Hebrew), and European and Anglo-American philosophical traditions from the Renaissance to 20th century. We also consider contributions that explore historical influences between these areas and with traditions in the history of philosophy not mentioned here.


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Now in its sixty-fourth year, the Journal is published by The Johns Hopkins University Press and is available online at Project Muse.



"The Journal of the History of Philosophy is the oldest journal devoted to scholarship in English on all periods of the history of philosophy. It has been the venue for many seminal articles over the years, and its articles and extensive reviews remain indispensible reading for every student of the history of philosophy."
Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania


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Nicholas Jolley, University of California, Irvine

Announcements


February 16, 2026

The Book Prize Committee has awarded the the Book Prize for 2025 to Julia Jorati's Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Oxford University Press, 2024
The prize committee also named one other book as an honorable mention: Raphaële Andrault's Le Fer ou le Feu. Penser la douleur après Descartes. Classiques Garnier, 2024.
The Article Prize Committee has awarded the Article Prize for 2025 to Joe Stratmann's "Autonomy Without Compromise: Wolff, Kant, and the Grounds of Moral Laws" (vol. 63: 97-120).
In addition, please check out the latest episode of the JHP's podcast series, where Sophie Connell interviews Cheryl Misak about her article “Ryle’s Debt to Pragmatism and Margaret Macdonald.”


September 10, 2025

The JHP is pleased to announce a new summer seminar, “Early Modern Debates About Slavery,” which will be led by Prof. Julia Jorati. The classes will take place from June 14th to June 19th, 2026. The deadline for application is February 1, 2026.


March 19, 2025

In 2024, the JHP Board of Directors established a new, biannual prize of $5,000 for a book published in in the previous year that brings the history of philosophy to a broader public audience. I am pleased to announce that the inaugural winner of the prize is Emily Austin's Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life (Oxford University Press, 2022).