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- International Directory of Online Philosophy Papers
- What is Reality?.net
A site with 'attitude'. This site strikes a nice balance, achieving a 'light' tone (you'll see what I mean when you visit it) while providing some good general essays on aspects of philosophical discourse, and a multitude of thought-provoking philosophical quotations. Worth a visit for those who think that 'serious' philosophers have to be uniformly 'serious' in every sense of the word. The only downside is, the graphics can be slow to load up, especially for those of us still suffering from primitive communication technology.
- 'Thinking Politica': General Interest Site
- Peter Suber's Philosophy Site
- List
of Philosophy Sites Maintained by Individuals
An impressive list of links to webpages maintained by individuals with a brief synopsis of each. This page is part of Peter J. King's 'Philosophy Around the Web' guide.
- Sites
Devoted to Individual Philosophers
A useful catalogue of sites devoted to individual philosophers. Some of the sites hold downloadable works, while other include articles, commentary and further links on the philosopher in question. This list is a useful reference source, though clearly the quality of the sites it links to varies enormously. Again, part of Peter J. King's 'Philosophy Around the Web' guide.
- A
Guide to 'Philosophy Around the Web' by Peter J. King
I strongly recommend this guide to philosophy on the web, created by Peter J. King. It is well-balanced, ambitious, and easy to navigate. To make your life easier, just scroll down immediately to the table of contents ('Philosophy Sections'). The sections include academic philosophy departments, individuals' philosophy pages, philosophy sites by topic and sites devoted to individual philosophers.
- Thomistic Philosophy: the Enduring Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas
Lots of links of interest to students of St. Thomas. Also, links to most of Aquinas's works in English and some in Latin.
- Noesis
Philosophy Search Engine
Noesis is a specialised philosophy search engine. Eliminates much of the irrelevant junk of a standard search engine, since it only returns sites with a philosophy content. Click on "Select types" to narrow the focus of the search. This is one of the best philosophy search engines. While it is a huge improvement on standard search engines, searches can be time-consuming and success is not guaranteed..
- Garth
Kemerling's 'Philosophy Pages'
Excellent web-guide to philosophy, designed by Garth Kemerling, Professor of Philosophy at Newbury College. Simple structure makes for easy navigation. The site is divided into the following sections: a dictionary of philosophy terms; a historical encyclopaeida; a timeline; a study guide; and an introduction to logic. Philosophy students may find some helpful study tips in the study guide. Content is fine, but layout and use of colour could be improved.
- International Philosophy Events Guide
- Description of Methods of Argumentation
- Chris Eliasmith's Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
- David Chalmer's Online Papers on Consciousness
This site, maintained by David Chalmers of the University of California, Santa Cruz, offers over 500 links to online consultable papers on consciousness and related topics. Simple, graphics-free layout makes for easy navigation.
- Problems
of Ethical Theory
Essays and links on several well-known problems of ethical theory, inclduing ethical relativism, the relationship between ethics and religion, utilitarianism, as well as applied ethics (e.g. bioethics). There is also a glossary of ethical terms. Site maintained by Lawrence M. Hinman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego.
- EpistemeLinks.com
Philosophy Homepage
EpistemeLinks.com homepage, with links to a wide variety of philosophy pages and sites. This is a general rather than specialised philosophy site.
- EpistemeLinks Index for Resources on Individual Philosophers
- International
Calendar of Bioethical Events
Calendar of international bioethical events, updated every two weeks. A convenient way to keep an eye on international research developments in bioethics.
- Dey
Alexander's 'Philosophy in Cyberspace'
I strongly recommend this philosophy site designed and maintained by Dey Alexander of the University of Monash. Unlike many philosophy sites, this one is well-structured, easy to navigate and ambitious but well-balanced in content. The logic of the site's structure is impressively simple and easy to grasp.
- TPM
Online: The Philosopher's Magazine on the Net
This electronic philosophy magazine, edited by Julian Baggini, provides plenty of food for thought. Scroll down to the section entitled, 'Feature Articles' where you will find a list of articles on subjects as diverse as 'The Problem of Evil' and 'Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'. I particularly recommend TPM's links to other philosophy sites (go it this section through the main navigation bar), divided up into different categories with a brief summary for each link.
- TPM
Online Discussion Board
I think you'll find some very sane and calm individuals here (and the odd nutter, no doubt), who are actually talking about philosophy - a rare combination for a philosophy discussion board. The discussions are moderated, and the debates can be quite engaging, whether as a participant or as an innocent bystander.
- Yahoo
Philosopher Links
Alphabetical index of philosophers. Click on an entry to view a set of links to philosophy sites and text resources for the philosopher in question. Includes both ancient, medieval and modern philosophers. Over 150 philosophers are indexed.
- FaithQuest
According to its author, "FaithQuest is a site for those souls who have embarked upon a quest for faith, and feel as though their search has left them backed into a corner of emptiness and quiet dispair." He hopes that this page "provides some help and an occasional sanctuary for those whose credo is 'Lord, I do believe; help me in my unbelief.' (Mark 9:24)." There are links to living Christian philosophers, sites relating to Christian philosophy, and some interesting discussion forums.
- Reviews of Works of Philosophy
Alex Scott offers some useful, concise reviews of various works of philosophy/literature. Worth browsing through though the list is of course far from complete (vis-a-vis the entire canon of philosophy/literature!) and does not follow any obvious criterion of selection.
Recommended
Sites
Non-profit site for academic philosophers to search and register on-line philosophy papers. This site provides links to about 500 philosophy papers, stored on other sites. Only submissions from those working at academic institutions are accepted.
Thinking Politica' is a website covering topics within sociology, politics and philosophy, maintained by graduate students. It includes essays, chat, debates, and links to other sites. This site is oriented mostly towards students and the general public rather than professional academics. It includes several online essays on certain aspects of political philosophy, as well as a 'chat room' and pages where you can air your views or enter into a debate.
An excellent guide to philosophy on the web, maintained by Peter Suber. Scroll down to the table of contents for links to a variety of useful sites including sites of journals, associations, electronic texts, glossaries, articles and quotations.
Searchable calendar of forthcoming conferences and events of interest to philosophers, particularly in Europe and the United States. This is the most informative and accessible international philosophy events guide I have come across on the web. Maintained by Darryl Staflund, a doctoral student at the University of Alberta..
A lesson describing various methods of approaching philosophical and logical problems, offered by Professor James Prior from the Department of Philosophy of Harvard.
"This dictionary is intended as a free resource for all those interested in the philosophy of mind. The dictionary has a policy of blind peer review for all submissions to the dictionary. Advisory, editorial and review boards have been established." The site is maintained by Chris Eliasmith, of Washington University, St. Louis.
List of philosophy websites grouped by philosopher. The list of philosophers is not comprehensive, but it is substantial.
The
Jean Paul Sartre Cookbook
I wonder what JP would think of this writer's imaginative
application of existential principles to the art of cooking?
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