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Aesthetics On-Line: American Society for Aesthetics/British Society of Aesthetics

http://www.indiana.edu/~asanl/

"The American Society for Aesthetics was founded in 1942 to promote study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics." The aim of the British Society of Aesthetics, founded in 1960, "is to promote study, research and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, scientific, historical, critical and educational standpoint." The contents include "articles about philosophy and the arts, information about aesthetics events worldwide, and links to other arts, philosophy and aesthetics-related resources on the internet (including the aesthetics email list)." There are also book lists, news, and a direct link to the journal site.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Aesthetics

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, over1700 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerousarticles, introductory and general reference material. There is also a searchable graphics database with 800 images, and a database ofalchemy books with 4600 entries and 5 megs of text. It was first launched on 7th May 1995 and new pages are continually beingadded. There are about 400 people accessing this site each day."

Author: Adam McLean (alchemy@dial.pipex.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Science & Technology--Controversial

Keywords: alchemical; symbolism; metaphysics; chemistry

American Studies Web: Philosophy and Religion

http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/philos.html

This part of the American Studies Web provides access to a variety of resources related to religion in America.

Author: David Phillips

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology

Keywords: American Studies

Bioethics Internet Project

http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethics/

Contains a general introduction to bioethics, including a listing of relevant journals and resources. Their Virtual Library has the full text of selected articles by the Center for Bioethics faculty.

Author: Center for Bioethics (mcgee@mail.med.upenn.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Science & Technology--Life Sciences

Keywords: ethics; medicine; medical ethics

Chinese Philosophical Etext Archive

http://www.wesleyan.edu/~sangle/etext/

"Electronic versions of Chinese philosophical texts created by the Confucian Etext Project; Electronic versions of Chinese philosophical texts from other sources, to some of which we have made minor improvements; and Information on and links to more information on thepreparation and use of these texts."

Author: Stephen C. Angle (sangle@wesleyan.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Confucian; East Asian Studies; Chinese Classical Philosophy

The Cry: existentialism, art, poetry, discussion, surrealism, nietzsche

http://www.thecry.com/

This site contains: "existentialism, sources, philosophers, texts, community and everything related to this movement, angst art, theater, and some music too."

Author: Indira Montoya

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: philosophy; existentialism

D. Anthony Storm's Site on Kierkegaard

http://home.infostations.com/malex/sk/

"This web site is primarily devoted to developing an online commentary on the writings of the nineteenth century existentialist philosopher Søren Aabye Kierkegaard. Also provided are an introduction to Kierkegaard's method of authorship (including a secondary essay) and a Primer on Kierkegaardian Motifs, which serves as an introduction to his thought. Other resources include a brief biography of his life, a chronology, a bibliography, images, and links."

Author: D. Anthony Storm (kierkegaard@pacbell.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: existentialism; Kierkegaard

Descartes' Meditations

http://philos.wright.edu/DesCartes/Meditations.html

This resource from the Wright State University philosophy department has Descartes' original metaphysical meditations in Latin, French, and English.

Author: David B. Manley and Charles S. Taylor (ctaylor@nova.wright.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Descartes; meditations; philosophy

A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/

"This is a concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy. Although its entries are extremely brief, many of them include links to electronic versions of philosophical texts and to more detailed discussions located elsewhere on this site or in other on-line resources."

Author: Garth Kemerling (gkemerling@philosophypages.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Dictionary; Biography

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind

http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/

"This dictionary is intended as a free resource to all those interested in the philosophy of mind."

Author: Chris Eliasmith (chris@twinearth.wustl.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: philosophy; mind; dictionary

The Electromic Budhidharma

http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/

The most comprehensive, fabolous Zen Studies including texts, art, and related links.

Author: International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Buddhism

Regional & Country Information--Asia

Keywords: Japan; China; Asian Studies; Buddhism; Zen Studies; Software

Episteme Links

http://www.arrowweb.com/philo/

Lightly annotated but fairly comprehensive guide to philosophy resources on the Internet. Sections include: Philosophers; E-Texts; Departments; Classroom; Journals; Papers; Images; Organizations; Classifieds; Topics; Newsgroups; Discussion Lists; Events; Publishers; Jobs; Humor; General Philosophy.

Author: Thomas Ryan Stone (stone.142@osu.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Resources

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."

Author: The Gnostic Society (servant@gnosis.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Gnosticism

Hippias: Limited Area Search of Philosophy on the Internet

http://hippias.evansville.edu/

"Hippias is a peer-reviewed search engine that provides access to philosophy-related resources on the World-Wide Web. Quality is controlled by a system of hyperlinked internet sites which are managed by qualified professionals who serve as the associate editors of the project. The same procedures that govern quality also serve to limit the scope of Hippias to resources of interest to philosophers."

Author: Peter Suber (peters@earlham.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Resources

The Internet Classics Archive

http://classics.mit.edu/

Includes the more famous, as well as some lesser known authors of Greek and Roman literature. Inluded are full texts are 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 their own. A search engine is provided.

Author: Daniel C. Stevenson (classics@classics.mit.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Online Texts

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Greek authors and literature; Roman authors and literature

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/

Encyclopedia of people, places and ideas relating to the study of philosophy. Browsable and searchable.

Author: James Fieser (jfieser@utm.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Encyclopedia

Jobs for Philosophers

http://www.sozialwiss.uni-hamburg.de/phil/ag/jobs/

"Job advertisements in philosophy world-wide, postings in any language. Ordered by date of posting, more recent postings first. Three pages: Europe, America, Asia/Africa/Australasia." Most postings are for faculty positions in higher educational institutions.

Author: V. C. Müller (vmueller@informatik.uni-hamburg.de)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Employment--Job Searching & Employee Recruiting

Education--Higher Education--Faculty & Administration

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Origins

http://www.origins.org/

"Features scholarly and popular resources concerning intelligent design and philosophical theism." Types of resources include articles and essays; interviews; book reviews; and debates. Topics covered include intelligent design; creationism; theism; atheism; and Darwinism & evolution.

Author: Leadership University

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology

Keywords: Creationism; Theism; Atheism; Evolution

Philosophy

http://english-www.hss.cmu.edu/philosophy/

An excellent reference tool for the student of philosophy,"This collection contains canonical philosophic texts and links to scholarly philosophic organizations."

Author: Carnegie Mellon University

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Canonical Texts

Philosophy in Cyberspace

http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/

This is an excellent guide to philosophy resources on the Internet, with good organization and annotations. It covers "more than 1500 philosophy-related sites, over 300 mailing lists and approximately 60 newsgroups." Major sections are Philosophy Topics, Text-Related Resources, Organizations, Discussion Forums, and Miscellaneous.

Author: Dey Alexander (dey@silas.cc.monash.edu.au)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Resources

The Philosophy Research Base

http://www.erraticimpact.com/

"The Philosophy Research Base, categorized by history, subject and author, features thousands of annotated links and text resources for philosophy research on the Internet."

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

PhilosophyNews.com

http://www.PhilosophyNews.com

"The latest philosophy news and announcement from around the world. Home of PNS-List, the Philosophy News Service, a free notification service for serious philosophers and philosophy students."

Author: Philosophy News Service

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Plato and His Dialogues

http://phd.evansville.edu/plato.htm

Resource dedicated to the life and work of Greek philosopher Plato. Site includes a biography, listing of works, and links to dialogues on the Web.

Author: Bernard Suzanne (bfsuzan@ibm.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Antiquity

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html

An online, dynamic encyclopedia of philosophical concepts. Although under construction, the already existing articles are quite extensive and informative. Searchable.

Author: Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University (editors@plato.stanford.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies

http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/

Provides definitions and examples of various logical fallacies, and how to contradict them. Organized by type of fallacy.

Author: Stephen Downes (stephen.downes@ualberta.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Logic; Fallacies; Argument

The World Wide Online Meditation Center

http://www.meditationcenter.com/

This site contains ³General Information² on mediation, ³CORE MEDITATIONS RELAXATION & STRESS REDUCTION: Relaxation Meditation, etc.², and ³HEALING MEDITATIONS: Color Healing Meditation, Energy Healing Meditation, etc.² It also provides many links to other meditation-related sites.

Author: Jim Malloy (jmalloy@meditationcenter.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alternative Medicine

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

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