There are many excellent philosophy WWW pages in existence; there is no reason for me to duplicate these. I will simply list some of the better resources here, and students can feel free to surf. The best portals or link collections to a particular topic are marked with an asterisk (*).
On-line Guides, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias
Probably the most comprehensive starting place is the Guide to Philosophy on the Internet (Suber). Among other things, Suber provides links to all sorts of other guides. Other good guides include:
- *About.com Philosophy Page
- Bjorn’s Guide to Philosophy (Bjorn Christensson)
- *Episteme Links
- ErraticImpact Philosophy Research Base
- Philosophy Around the Web (Peter King)
- Philosophy for Everyone
- Philosophy in Cyberspace (Dey Alexander)
- Philosophy Links (Frederik Boven)
- *Voice of the Shuttle Philosophy Page (Alan Liu)
- The Window: Philosophers
- Women in Philosophy
Other Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias:
For a comprehensive general dictionary, try One-Look Dictionaries.
- Glossary of Ethical Terms
- Glossary of Philosophical Terms and Names
- Glossary of Philosophy (R. B. Jones)
- *Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
- The Ism Book: A Hypertext Dictionary of Philosophy
- Mostly Modern Philosophical Dictionary (L. Houser)
- Philosophical Dictionary
- Philosophical Dictionary (G. Kemerling)
- Philosophical Terms and Definitions
- *Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
- Towards a Philosophical Lexicon
- Virtual Encyclopaedia of Philosophy and Religion (Bob Drudge)
Other Sites of Interest
- Philosophy Now – magazine, available by subscription or on news stands. Some on-line content available.
- The Philosopher’s Web Magazine
Course Resources
For resources on courses taught by B. Janz, go here.
For generally useful links, try the following:
- Guide to the study of philosophy (Garth Kemerling)
- Philosophy Study Guide (Peter Suber)
- Philosophy Timeline (Garth Kemerling)
- So you want to pass your first philosophy course? (A. D. Irvine)
- Timeline of Western Philosophy (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Need a paper topic? Try this site:
Philosophy pages
Here are some link in areas for which I have not already constructed a separate page. I will maintain those pages, rather than add links here. Currently I have separate pages in the following areas:
- Aesthetics and Visual Culture
- African Philosophy
- Continental Philosophy (includes 19th, 20th, and 21 century writers, movements, and critical strategies)
- Culture and Ethnicity in Philosophy (World Philosophy)
- Metaphysics
- Mysticism (with a separate page on Jacob Boehme)
- Philosophy and Contemporary Culture
- Philosophy in the World’s Religions
- Philosophy of Science (includes both natural and social science)
- Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment
- Research on Place and Space
- The Reasoning Page (includes Critical Thinking, Formal Logic, Rhetoric)
Here are useful links in other areas:
Analytic Philosophy Pages
- Analytic Philosophy Central
- Eliza – Does it pass the Turing test, or not?
Ancient Philosophy Pages
- Ancient Greek Sites on the WWW
- Ancient Philosophy Home Page
- Ancient Philosophy Lecture Notes (Marc Cohen)
- Argos – limited area search on ancient and mediaeval internet stuff.
- Classics Directory (Charles Conrad)
- Greek Philosophy Archive (David Knox)
- Perseus Project – Lots of resources on the ancient world
- Presocratic Philosophic Web Site
- Project Archelogos
- Rome Project
- The Stoic Place
Ethics
History of Modern Philosophy
- Jonathan Bennett’s re-translations of classic texts in modern philosophy
- Readings in Modern Philosophy
Mediaeval Philosophy Pages
- *Argos – limited area search on ancient and mediaeval Internet stuff.
- The Labyrinth: WWW Server for Mediaeval Studies
- Mediaeval – Augustine & Boethius – (James J. O’Donnell)
- Mediaeval Logic and Philosophy – (Paul Vincent Spade)
- Mediaeval Sourcebook: An Introduction
Philosophy of Religion Pages
- Mysticism Resources – Bruce Janz
- *Mysticism Resources – Gene Thursby. At the moment this is probably the best site on this topic.
- Philosophy in the World’s Religions – Bruce Janz
- Philosophy of Religion – Scott Moore
- Philosophy of Religion Webguide
World Philosophy
- *See my Culture and Ethnicity in Philosophy page.
- Philosopher Index by Nationality
Philosophy and Other Disciplines
Philosophy constantly interacts with other disciplines. I have listed some philosophically interesting or useful links to some of these other areas below. In some cases (African Studies, Environmentalism, etc.), there may be resource pages connected to courses. You might want to try my courses page or home page for more possibilities.
Art
- Aesthetics and Visual Culture
Literature
Political Studies
Social & Natural Sciences
- Philosophy of Science (includes both natural and social science)
E-texts
I have listed here some of the better sources for on-line texts. For a complete list, look at Peter Suber’s list, mentioned earlier.
- Akamac E-Texts
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Early Modern Texts
- The English Server
- The International Directory of On-line Philosophy Papers
- The Value of Knowledge: A Mini-Library of Philosophy — lots of leftist & Marxist writers
- On-Line Books Page: Subject & Name Index
- Philosophical Texts On-Line
- Philosophy Text Collection (Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy)
- Translation Clearing House – not e-texts, but translations of mediaeval texts available for purchase
Student Philosophy Journals
This contains both undergrad and grad journals. Some of these are linked to Peter Suber’s Undergraduate Philosophy Journals, Conferences, and Essay Contests. See also McMaster List of Undergrad Philosophy Journals
- Agora: Student Journal of the Humanities
- Aporia: A Student Journal of Philosophy
- Auslegung
- The Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Cognitive Science
- Carleton University Student Journal of Philosophy
- Codgito (Memorial University Student Journal of Philosophy)
- CommonSense: The intercollegiate journal of humanism and freethought
- Cyberphilosophy Journal
- Dear Habermas: A Journal of Postmodern Thought By Undergraduates for Undergraduates
- De Philosophia
- The Dialectic: University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy
- Dialogue (Journal of Phi Sigma Tau, International Society of Philosophy)
- Discourse
- The Dualist
- Eidos
- Ephemeris (Union College Undergrad Philosophy Journal)
- Episteme: A Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy
- Exordium
- Hampshire College Journal of Philosophy
- The Interlocutor: The Sewanee Undergraduate Philosophical Review
- Janus Sophia
- Kinesis: Graduate Journal in Philosophy
- The Lyseum
- Meteorite: The Student Journal of Philosophy at University of Michigan
- Pensees: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy (only publishes work by Canadian students)
- Philosophical Writings
- Philosophika Undergrad and Grad On-line Journal
- Princeton Journal of Bioethics (Undergraduate Bioethics Journal)
- Prolegomena (UBC undergrad & grad journal)
- Prometheus (Johns Hopkins)
- Public Sphere (website that will post undergrad work)
- Semantics (Hiram College)
- Simulacra (Undergrad Journal of Mediaeval Studies)
- Sophia: Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy (only publishes work by Canadian students)
- Stoa
- Student Philosophy Online
- Studies in Social and Political Thought
- Le Tract
- UCLA Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy
- University of Toronto Journal of Bioethics (student journal)
Associations, Programs, Departments, Projects
Teaching Philosophy
- Course Materials in Philosophy
- Directory of On-line Philosophy Papers
- Teaching Resources, Philosophy
Careers for Philosophers and Humanities Grads: Links
- http://minerva.stkate.edu/offices/academic/philosophy.nsf/pages/careers
- http://www.fau.edu/philosophy/careers_for_philosophers.htm
- http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/HCLAS/Philosophy/phi_careers.cfm
- http://web.phil.ufl.edu/ugrad/ugcrhbk.html
- http://www.d.umn.edu/~phil/philgrad.html
- http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/briefgd.html
- http://www.humanities.uci.edu/undergrad/careers/careers.html