philosophy [n.]

[pl. philosophies ] 1. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. 2. the theories of a particular philosopher. 3. a theory or attitude that guides one’s behaviour. 4 the study of the theoretical basis of a branch of knowledge or experience.
- ORIGIN Greek philosophia ‘love of wisdom’.

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This page looks at topics A to L covering Associations & Groups, Bioethics & Ethics, Books, Documents, Dictionaries, History of Philosophy, Journals, Magazines, other Print Material, Logic and general information on Philosophy.

The Second Page looks at topics beginning M to Z and covers Philosophers - both individual and general, specific Movements & Theories, Semiotics and Skeptics/Skepticism.

Information is aimed at undergraduate level and is listed in alphabetical groupings. Some information may be useful at a higher level.

Be aware some units/topics have different titles at different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.

Additional unit material will be included as time permits.

If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.

A - F

Associations, Groups, …

• Organisations - Philosophy
  A smallish collection from the University of Manchester.
• Philosophical Associations and Societies
  Links to these around the world. Multiple entries for Australia.
• Philosophy Organisations
  Short listing, but one with some different groups.
• Philosophy Organisations, Societies and Associations
  ‘Find hundreds of annotated links to philosophical organisations, philosophy societies, philosophy associations, and other philosophy related interest groups’.
• Philosophy.org.au
  [Australian Association of Philosophy]
  ‘Web resources likely to be useful to Australasian philosophers and a variety of ancillary web pages’, guide to graduate study, Australian Journal of Philosophy.
• Society for Women in Philosophy
  ‘To promote and support women in philosophy’.Links to resources and other information.
• The Philosophical Society of England
  News, society information, articles from the journal, links to Australian branch, books, Pathways to Philosophy.

Bioethics & Ethics

• Bioethics for Beginners [Article Topics]
  Introduction for beginners, homework help, centres, institutions, journals, US-centric information.
• Bioethics Resources on the Web
  US National Institute of Health. Links to themselves, organisations of interest, resources, US federal resources. Topics include genetics, research ethics, medicine & health care.
• Environmental Ethics
  ‘Internet resources throughout the world which pertain to or focus on environmental ethics and environmental philosophy’.
• Ethics & Ethical Theory
  Covers Online Resources, Ethics in the News, Texts, Used books, more.
• Ethics Updates
  ‘To be used by ethics instructors and their students. Intended to provide updates on current literature, popular and professional, that relates to ethics’.
• Genethics
  Canadian. ‘Clearing house for information on social, ethical and policy issues associated with genetic and genomic knowledge and technology’.
• Issues and Bioethics
  ‘Focuses on scientific breakthroughs that have propelled biotechnology at a dizzying pace into the 21st century. Evolving in tandem with biotech innovations, ethics looks at complex decisions that affect a few individuals or an entire social group or society’.
• Natural Reference Centre for Bioethics Literature
  Bibliographic search, web resources, digital archive, resources, education & teaching resources, library resources, links.
• Professional & Applied Ethics Resources
  Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics. Links in the field of ethics, some archives.

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Books, Documents, Other Print Materials

• Akamac E-Text Links
  Links to people from philosophical and other fields. Provides background, links to related people, links to e-texts. Select by alphabetic or birthday order.
• Arts & Letters Daily
  Newsletter covering literature, language, philosophy, aesthetics, ideas, culture, gossip and more. Articles, quality links. Updated 6 times a week.
• Digital Text Projects
  Institute for Learning Technologies. Works by philosophers from Aristotle to Virgil.
• Meta-Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
  ‘Compare topics in the most important Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries of Philosophy on the Internet’. Not well set out.
• People With Online Papers in Philosophy
  ‘List of individuals who have made available online papers in philosophy and related areas. Concentrates mostly on academic philosophers, although some scientists and others in related fields are included’. Alphabetic, with area[s] of coverage listed after the name.
• Philosophy
  Intute. Links in directories such as Articles, Papers and Reports, Bibliographies, Books, Educational Materials, Journals, Resource Guides, Reference Materials.
  Excellent !
• Philosophy Classic Books
  Read online or a PDF document. Sparknotes. Full text.
• Philosophy Study Guides
  Read online or a PDF document. Sparknotes.
• PhilPapers
  ‘PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers. We monitor journals in many areas of philosophy, as well as archives and personal pages. We also accept articles directly from users, who can provide links or upload copies. Some features require that you sign in first, but creating an account is easy and Free’.
• PhilSci-Archive
  ‘An electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science. It is offered as a Free service to the philosophy of science community’.
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
  ‘Dynamic online resource for researching, teaching and studying in philosophy and related disciplines’.
• Squashed Philosophers
  ‘The books which defined the way The West thinks now. Condensed and abridged to keep the substance, the style and the quotes, but ditching all that irritating verbiage’.
• Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
  Alphabetical order from Abelard to Zombies. Advice on how to cite. Archive section, advice. Australian mirror is University of Sydney.
• The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
  Alphabetical index, or search the database for specific information.
• The Sophia Project
  ‘To provide newcomers to the field of philosophy with the tools that they need to begin a lifelong love affair with the pursuit of wisdom. The project offers original articles, study guides, and video lectures in the fields of philosophy, religion, and ethics’.

Dictionaries

• Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Name
  ‘Concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy. Although entries are often brief, many include links to electronic texts and more detailed discussions’.
• Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
  ‘Intended as a Free resource for all interested in the philosophy of mind’.
• FOLDOP
  Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy. See search engine link above.
• Philosophy Dictionaries and Glossaries
  Links to glossaries, dictionaries and more covering very specific aspects as well as more general offerings.
• The Ism Book
  Extensive list of ‘Isms’ from Absolutism to Zoroastrianism. Each leads to a definition/explanation with links to related material.

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G - L

General Sites

• Episteme Links
  ‘Thousands of links to philosophy resources on the internet and several additional features’. Philosophers and Topics’. Still online but no longer been maintained.
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
  Peter Suber. Guides to teaching & learning, journals, bibliographies, quotations.
• Latin Phrases Used in Philosophy
  Multi-page text document available online. A second source can be downloaded at Latin and Greek for Philosophers [James Lesher].
• Philosopher’s Information Centre
  ‘Dedicated to serving philosophers. Since the Centre’s founding, its most important service to the philosophical community has been the production of The Philosopher’s Index’.
• Philosophical Humour
  A collection o links under headings such as Lists and Litanies, Jokes, Satires, etc..
• Philosophy
  ‘Collection that contains canonical philosophic texts and links to scholarly philosophic organizations’. Kant, Nietzsche, Hume, Plato, Aristotle extensively covered.
• Philosophy & Philosophers
  Philosophy, Logic, History of Reason. From About.com.
• Philosophy Around the Web
  ‘To act as a guide and a gateway to philosophy resources on the Internet’. Directories cover Why Study Philosophy ?, journals, references, philosophers, more.
• Philosophy News
  ‘News, Events, Commentary on Philosophy from Around the World’. Archived material, topic groupings, links to other material.
• Philosophy of Mind
  Yahoo Directory. Links from a dictionary to Zombies.
• Philosophy Page
  Links to sites containing large numbers of links.
• Philosophy Pages
  ‘Information for students of the Western philosophical tradition’. Dictionary, history, timeline, philosophers, principles of logic, study guide. You can download it all.
• Philosophy Resources [AcademicInfo]
  Links from directories & portals to linguistics.
• Philtar
  Click on Philosophy on the home page menu. You then have 6 philosophy directories including several covering specific countries or beliefs, plus an Introduction, Compendium of Philosophers and Book Reviews.
• Undergraduate Philosophy
  ‘Everything I can find about journals, conferences, and essay contests for undergraduate philosophy students’. Annotated links include Australian journals. Not updated for some considerable time though.
• Voice of the Shuttle
  University of California. General resources, philosophers, movements, fields, other sites, medieval philosophy, journals, newsgroups, course syllabi, more.
• Yahoo Directory : Philosophy
  Links to sites and to other lists on specific topics. Brief annotations for each.

History of Philosophy

• A Timeline of Western Philosophers
  From 600 BC.
• History of Philosophy
  Editorial essays, web searching, western philosophy, eastern philosophy, medieval & modern philosophy, essays, more.
• History of Western Philosophy
  Starting with Ancient and Medieval Philosophy to Modern Philosophy and philosophers. Extensive information for each.
• The Window - Timeline
  ‘A timeline of Philosophers. Just choose the Philosopher you are interested in, and you will be taken to a page containing … a biography, information on major works and theories, links to other sites with information’.

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Journals & Magazines

• Contretemps
  Online philosophy journal, University of Sydney. Archive, links to other journals, philosophy sites, literary sites, universities.
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet [Suber], Journals
  A lengthy listing of journals and newsletters from around the world. Links to other areas including Associations, Preprints, Philosophers and more..
• Logos [λόγoς]
  ‘LOGOS is a refereed journal at Cornell University that publishes undergraduate work in all branches and traditions of philosophy. Entirely student-run, undergraduates from around the world are invited to submit papers annually for peer-review’.
• Philosophical Journals
  Two listings, ‘Journals published on the World-Wide Web or by e-mail [and] Web sites for traditional, printed journals’. Oxford University.
• Philosophy Journals [with Annotated Descriptions]
  The first page cpovers A-I with a second page covering J-Z.
• Philosophy Now
  British magazine. Sections will prove useful, not least their links, articles from recent issues.
• Prometheus
  ‘Prometheus is an international undergraduate philosophy journal published by students at Johns Hopkins University. The purpose of the journal is to promote philosophic discourse of the highest standard’. The Links section gives access to some quality resources.
• Stance
  ‘Stance : An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal is produced and edited entirely by undergraduate students. We aim to enrich student learning by providing an opportunity for undergraduate students to have their original scholarly work reviewed by or published in a peer-reviewed academic journal’.
• The Philosophers’ Magazine
  News, magazine, games, quotes, archive, shop, more.
• Think
  ‘Published three times each year. The central aim of Think is to provide to a very wide audience - including schools, colleges and the general public - highly accessible and engaging writing by philosophers pre-eminent in their fields’.

Logic

• Logical Systems
  Peter Suber. Related to a course he runs. Text listings, software, other information, links.
• Stephen’s Guide to Logical Fallacies
  ‘Logical fallacies are errors of reasoning, errors which may be recognized and corrected by prudent thinkers. This site indexes and describes all known logical fallacies’.
• The Logician
  ‘Writings on Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy, Religion and other interesting topics’. Four modules, clearly explained on the home page.

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