Philosophy Resources on the 
World Wide Web

General Sites

• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet. 
Peter Suber, Philosophy Department, Earlham College, has compiled a comprehensive, annotated guide to Internet philosophy resources. This site will be useful to the student in introductory courses as well as to professionals. Noteworthy sites are marked with a red star. A search engine helps one navigate this huge site.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta, 
is described as "the first dynamic encyclopedia. In a dynamic encyclopedia, each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field (the authors are given direct electronic access to their entries)." This encyclopedia is a work-in-progress with about 80 entries, added between 1995 and 1998. It will not replace print resources at this point, but may become a very useful compilation.
• Eastern and Western Philosophy. 
Prakash Arumugam provides resources for Eastern and Western philosophy, Freethinkers and general resources. A "quick index" assists in navigating the site.
• The Philosophers' Web Magazine
A gateway "to the best in classic and contemporary philosophy. With news, reviews, features, interviews, new philosophy and over 200 philosophy links, [aimed] to be the most accessible and entertaining forum for general philosophy on the net."

Ethics

• Ethics in Science
Maintained by Brian Tissue, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Lists bibliographies, online science ethics resources, and selected essays on ethics in science.
• Ethics on the World Wide Web
Maintained by the School of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. Topical approach: business, science, sports, computer, etc. ethics.
• Ethics Updates, edited by Lawrence M. Hinman. 
Designed "primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics." Covers ethical theory and applied ethics, with contemporary topics such as animal rights, world hunger, and environmental ethics. A reference room provides access to a few classic Western works in moral philosophy. Also included among these age are a set of online ethics video lectures.
• The Ayn Rand Institute 
"Includes a synopsis of Objectivism, a bibliography of Objectivist writings, and essays applying Objectivism to current events."
• Issues in Ethics 
An online journal published quarterly: January, April, July, and October, by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. The Ethical Links section provides "a jumping off point to all of the resources on the Web dealing with ethics."
• BBC Religion & Ethics: Ethics 
A resource site from the British Broadcasting Corporation. It highlights ethical issues that are in the news, and includes links to related BBC programming.

Logic

• Stephen's Guide to Logical Fallacies 
Stephen Downes provides a list of common fallacies with definitions, examples and proofs. This is probably the best collection on the Web. This is probably the best collection on the Web and is cited in many other resource lists.
• The Fallacy Zoo 
Brian Yoder's list includes definitions, examples and analysis of common fallacies.

Philosophy of Religion

• My Virtual Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Religion. From Bob Drudge. 
Searchable, alphabetical arrangement by page title. Duplicates some of the links of the general sites listed above, but is shorter and easier to access than the larger sites.
• The Atheism Web
Self-described as a "resource for atheists, agnostics and freethinkers on the Internet." This is a very well-designed, easy-to-navigate site. Of special note are the introduction to atheism, sections on logic and fallacies and common arguments for or against the atheist position.

Doing Philosophy--Writing and Research

You can use individual search engines--for instance AltaVista or Google--to utilize advanced search features, like Boolean logic, to refine your search. You can also browse or search subject directories to explore broad topics and their subcategories. Browsing a classified list of subjects may help you develop a paper topic.

Be sure to ask the reference librarians for assistance if you have never used these search engines. You will also want to read the help files that are available for each search tool.

The following resources may be helpful in  writing philosophy papers:

• On Writing Philosophy Assignments by R.L. Franklin, emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of New England. Offers some specific points on writing philosophy essays.
• A Guide for Writing Papers in Philosophy, Ellen Watson, University of Queensland, 1995. Short overview of things to consider in writing philosophy papers.
• Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper by Douglas W. Portmore, doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Discusses argument, techniques. Links to other resources on writing philosophy papers. Last modified 20 April 2000.

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