Western

A collection of primary and secondary materials in Western philosophy from antiquity through the 21st century. This collection includes materials by and about major philosophers, such as Plato, Descartes, Marx, and Nietzsche, as well as materials about major Western themes such as metaphysics and ontology.

Sub-headings:

Classic Greek and Roman

Documents by and about major figures such as Plato, Aristotle, and St. Augustine, as well as information about general philosophical movements from antiquity.

Modern

Materials either from or about the Enlightenment through the 19th century.

Twentieth Century

This collection includes documents either by or about major twentieth century figures such as Freud, Sartre, Heidegger, Russell, and Derrida. The thematic material that is covered includes psychoanalysis, existentialism, deconstruction, post-structuralism, and postmodernism.

Resources in this category:

The British Society for the Philosophy of Science
http://www.bris.ac.uk/depts/Philosophy/BSPS/BSPSHome.html

The Society publishes the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. The site features a list of committee members, a membership form to print out, and links to the contents and abstracts of the Journal.

The Hegel Society of America
http://www.hegel.org/

"The Hegel Society of America was founded in 1968 at the Wofford Symposium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Its purpose, as stated in its charter of incorporation as a learned society, is to promote the study of the philosophy of Hegel, its place within the history of thought, its relation to social, political, and cultural movements since his time, and its relevance to contemporary issues and fields of knowledge. HSA membership is currently around 400." Site includes conference announcements and calls for papers, information on Owl of Minerva, the official journal of HSA (including a 25-year index), a membership directory, and a list of relevant mailing lists.

Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts und Sozialphilosophie
http://www.cirfid.unibo.it/ivr/

[International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy] The Association was founded in 1909 to promote research and study in the fields of social philosophy and philosophy of law. The site features a newsletter, conference announcements, a call for proposals, and links to other resources.

Voltaire Foundation
http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/www_vf/default.ssi

"The Voltaire Foundation is a department of the University of Oxford specialising in research and publications on the European Enlightenment and on the eighteenth century in general. The Foundation was created in 1971 by Theodore Besterman, in order to continue the publication, in England, of the series of editions and studies previously published in Geneva, under the name of the Institut et muse Voltaire." This searchable site includes full texts, news, images, announcements of conferences and other events, lists of publications, and links to other resources.