Introduction to Philosophy: Resources and Links

Remember, in addition to these web based resources there is another wonderful resource called the library. Use it. The ten volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward Craig, is a helpful place to start and is available in the reference section of the Belk Library (B51 .R68 1998). Another helpful reference tool is the Philosopher's Index, available in the reference section of Belk (B1 .P47) as well as on-line. A guide to using the print version of the Philosopher's Index can be found here. The Appalachian State library also maintains an extensive list of on-line resources to help you search.

General philosophy resources:

• Search HIPPIAS, a limited Area Search Engine of Philosophy on the Internet.


• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet, a comprehensive guide to philosophy resources on the internet by Peter Suber of Earlham College, including more links for many of the philosophers we are reading.
• A Timeline of Western Philosophers, by Garth Kemerling, browse as much as you like, but be sure to look up the philosophers we will be reading this semester.
• A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms, also from Garth Kemerling.
• Philosophy E-texts, from John Mark Ockerbloom's On-Line Books Page.
• Philosophy Now, for current events in philosophy, and Philosophy in the News from the APA.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• Undergraduate Philosophy Journals, Conferences and Prizes from Peter Suber.

• Thales, details what is thought to be known about this founding figure of Western philosophy. Discussion of Thales by John Burnet. Information on Thales and mathematics.
• Heraclitus, from Richard Hooker. Heraclitus from John Burnet.
• Parmenides' poem On Nature. Commentary by John Burnet.
• The Life of Plato, an excellent site edited by Anthony Beavers providing texts and searches of works by and about Plato. An e-text of the Meno is also available from the Perseus Project, although in a slightly different translation from our own.
• René Descartes, a brief biography focusing on his contributions to mathematics and an e-text of the Meditations.
• George Berkeley, biographical information, an e-text of A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, along with other Berkeley information and links by Björn Christensson.
• Friedrich Nietzsche, from Garth Kemerling, a Chronicle of Nietzsche's life, e-texts of Twilight of the Idols, The Gay Science and random Nietzsche aphorisms.
• Ludwig Wittgenstein Online. See also, the Wittgenstein page by Brian Carver with links beyond the merely scholarly, including a brief biography, an e-text of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, as well information on the Derek Jarman film from the Internet Movie Database. There is even information on Wittgenstein: The Musical!
• Jean Baudrillard on the Web. An excellent page by Alan Taylor of hyperlinks and hypertexts about hyperreality.