Opening Out the Boundaries: Homage to the Journal of Chinese Philosophy

“Borders” are impermeable limits designed to stop the flow of human beings as well as ideas across them, whereas “boundaries” are permeable enclosure that permit and often encourage movement through limits. I develop the differences between these two forms of edge with a series of historical and geographical examples. I conclude that the Journal of Chinese Philosophy is a sterling instance of a boundary whose entire being has consisted in facilitating the two‐way flow of concepts and traditions across formerly closed borders of communication and culture. I offer homage to this extraordinary accomplishment over the past forty years.