Philosophy

The pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline; thought about knowing and meaning.

Sub-headings:

Eastern

A collection of traditional Eastern Philosophical texts, such as Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” as well as information about Eastern medicine and religion, meditation, and martial arts.

General Encyclopedias and Databases

General reference material about the field of philosophy.

Resources for Students and Philosophers

Information about finding jobs, choosing graduate programs, writing undergraduate papers, and publishing scholarly work.

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.

Resources in this category:

The Alchemy Web Site and Virtual Library
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/

"70 megabytes of information on alchemy in all its facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing thousands of pages of text, over 1700 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general reference material. There is also a searchable graphics database with 800 images, and a database of alchemy books with 4600 entries and 5 megs of text. It was first launched on 7th May 1995 and new pages are continually being added. There are about 400 people accessing this site each day."

AskPhilosophers
http://www.amherst.edu/askphilosophers/

Professors of Philosophy answer questions from readers. Search through the archived questions and answers, or ask a new one of your own.

The Disability Archive
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/index.ht...

An archive of writings by disability activists, writers, and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible in the public domain.

Ethics Update
http://ethics.acusd.edu/index.html

This site provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional that relate to ethics. It contains links to documents about ethical theory and resources in the field of ethics. It also contains links to documents about applied ethics that cover such issues as abortion, animal rights, bioethics, poverty and welfare, and terrorism.

The Gnosis Archive
http://www.gnosis.org/

"The Gnosis Archive offers a vast collection of primary texts and resources relating to Gnosticism and the Gnostic Tradition, both ancient and modern."

The Internet Classics Archive
http://classics.mit.edu/

The more famous and some lesser known authors of Greek and Roman literature. Included are full texts of their works, with contextual information (such as when it was written). One can also see other readers' opinions and thoughts on the works and respond to them or post one's own. A search engine is provided.

Online Ethics Center at the National Academy of Engineering
http://www.onlineethics.dnsalias.com/

Extensive collection of resources geared towards engineers and scientists that address some of the ethical dilemmas they might face as professionals. Includes links to case studies, reference materials, literature, and discussion groups.

PhilSci Archive
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/

"An electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science. The goal of the Archive is to promote communication in the field by the rapid dissemination of new work." At present, the PhilSci Archive contains 864 documents, which visitors may browse by subject, year, or conference/volume.