The Journal of East Asian Philosophy is inviting contributions for its special issue “Science, Technology, and East Asian Philosophy”. Please read more for the submission guidelines and more information on the special issue.This special issue aims to continue and deepen the dialogue by exploring how East Asian philosophical traditions can help illuminate, challenge, or even reframe our understandings of science and technology in historical and contemporary contexts.
Papers that engage any aspect of East Asian philosophy and tradition in relation to science and/or technology (broadly conceived) are welcome. Topic areas can include, but are not limited to the following:
- Historical and systematic studies of science and technology in East Asia.
- Concepts of nature, order, and cosmology in East Asian thought and their
implications for science. - East Asian philosophical perspectives on digital technologies, artificial
intelligence, data, and automation. - Mind, self, and embodiment in dialogue with neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry
- Philosophical, Ethical, social, and political reflections – drawing on East Asian
traditions – on biotechnologies, enhancement, medical AI, and public health. - East Asian philosophies of technology, morality, and social order in relation to contemporary governance, democracy, surveillance, capitalism, and development.
- Environmental philosophy, climate crisis, and environmental technologies in
East Asian contexts. - Critical and historical studies of “science”, “technology”, and “modernity” in
East Asian thought, including analyses of scientism, technocracy, imperialism,
and global capitalism. - Aesthetics, media, and everyday life in technologically mediated East Asian
societies.
Submissions of papers presented at the 2024 ISEAP conference, as well as those newly prepared for the journal are welcomed. Papers must be in English and follow the submission guidelines as outlined on the journal’s website. Papers and translations can be as long or as short as the topic requires; however, papers in the range of 6,000–8,000 words are preferred. Review essays should be between 3,000–5,000 words.
The Journal of East Asian Philosophy is published by Springer. Submissions must be made through the submissions portal (“Submit Manuscript” button) on the journal’s homepage.
The submission deadline for this special issue is 31 July 2026.
Papers on other topics related to East Asian philosophy are also accepted at any time on a rolling basis. Please visit the journal’s website for general submissions.
Guest Editors and Contacts:
Davide Andrea Zappulli
Hokkaido University
zappulli.davide@gmail.com
Felix S H Yeung
University of Hong Kong
fjwyphil@gmail.com
