Philosophers A-E

Peter Abelard (1079-1142 CE)
Articles & Web pages Abelard Short article by William Turner for the Jacques Maritain Centre and the Catholic Encyclopedia. Peter Abelard Short introduction by Karen Rae Keck for the Ecole Glossary. Peter Abelard Article by Peter King for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Pierre Abelard of le Pallet Extensive, very colourful (eye-watering, in fact) site by someone who wants to remain anonymous (and who has another page on Francis Bacon. Some interesting material, though he or she seems to take memes seriously(!). Peter Abelard Introduction by Steven Kreis for the History Guide. Texts & translations Historia Calamitatum Translated by Henry Adams Bellows as "The Story of My Misfortunes"; provided by the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Sic et Non: extract "From: James Harvey Robinson, ed., Readings in European History, 2 Vols. (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1904-06), Vol. I: From the Breaking up of the Roman Empire to the Protestant Revolt, pp. 450-451." Provided by the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Al-Farabi (Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh al-Farabi) (ca 870-950 CE)
Islamic Philosophy Online al-Farabi''s Website — their usual very useful resource page Another al-Farabi page. al-Farabi My own short introduction. Al-Farabi Wikipedia article. Islamic political philosophy: Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes Article by R.J. Kilcullen, Macquarie University.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-83 CE)
Diderot and d'Alembert's "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des metiers et des arts" "Collaborative translation project [...] Product of the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library and DLXS." d'Alembert: Réflexions sur l'histoire et sur les différentes manières de l'écrire From"Eliohs: Electronic Library of Historiography" Jean Le Rond d'Alembert Article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, for the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University of St Andrews) D'Alembert: édition des Oeuvres Complètes Editorial site, with information on the project, associated activities, relevant links, etc.
William P. Alston (1921- CE)
William P. Alston His Syracuse University Web Page. William P. Alston Maintained by Daniel Howard-Snyder. At the moment (27 xi 04) offers bibliographical and biographical information. William Alston Maintained by Michael Sudduth. Offers on-line papers on and by Alston.
Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001 CE)
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe Article by Chris Marvin, provided by "The Window", Trinity College, Hartford, CT. G. E. M. Anscombe: Living the Truth Obituary by John M. Dolan, for First Things magazine. G. E. M. Anscombe Wikipedia article. Contraception and Chastity From The Human World, No. 7 (1972), pp 9-30. From Alan Soble's Philosophical Snippets pages.
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109 CE)
Articles & Web pages Anselm Article by Thomas Williams for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Anselm Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Anselm Article by W.H. Kent, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Anselm of Canterbury Introduction by Garth Kemerling; additional links include his own lectures on the Proslogion and Monologion. Internet Medieval Sourcebook texts, all from St Anselm: Proslogium; Monologium: An Appendix In Behalf Of The Fool By Gaunilo; And Cur Deus Homo, translated from the Latin by Sidney Norton Deane, B. A. with an Introduction, Bibliography, and reprints of the opinions of leading philosophers and writers on the ontological argument (Chicago, The Open Court Publishing Company, 1903, reprinted 1926): Introduction to His Writings (extract from Weber's History of Philosophy, translated by F. Thilly) Philosophers' Criticisms of Anselm's Ontological Argument for the Being of God (extracts from Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, J. A. Dorner, Lotze, & Robert Flint) Saint Anselm's proof: a problem of reference, intentional identity, and mutual understanding Preprint of paper by Gyula Klima (in G. Hintikka (ed.), Medieval Philosophy and Modern Times (Proceedings of "Medieval and Modern Philosophy of Religion", Boston University, August 25-27, 1992), Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp 69-88) Anselm's account of freedom Preprint of paper by Sandra Visser & Thomas Williams (Canadian Journal of Philosophy 31 (2001): 221-244) Anselm on the existence of god Article by Paul Halsall, with portions of the Proslogion translated by David Burr, provided by the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Texts & translations Internet Medieval Sourcebook texts, all from St Anselm: Proslogium; Monologium: An Appendix In Behalf Of The Fool By Gaunilo; And Cur Deus Homo, translated from the Latin by Sidney Norton Deane, B. A. with an Introduction, Bibliography, and reprints of the opinions of leading philosophers and writers on the ontological argument (Chicago, The Open Court Publishing Company, 1903, reprinted 1926): Proslogion Gaunilo: In Behalf of the Fool, with Anselm's: Reply, Gaunilo's attack on the argument in the Proslogion, and Anselm's reformulation Monologion Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man) Proslogion; Monologion; An Appendix in Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilon; and Cur Deus Homo The same translations as used in the previous entry, provided by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library in various formats.
Apollonius of Tyana (c.4 BCE - ? CE)
Apollonius of Tyana Article by Jona Lendering from Livius - articles on ancient history. Apollonius of Tyana : The Monkey of Christ? Maintained by Roberto Solàrion. Chapters from his own book, including R.W. Bernard's Apollonius the Nazarene.
Thomas Aquinas (c.1225-74 CE)
Articles & Web pages Thomas Aquinas Article by D.J. Kennedy, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Thomas Aquinas Stephen Loughlin's extremely useful site, with a bibliography, and links to translations and other resources. Thomas Aquinas Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Thomas Aquinas Article by Ralph McInerny for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Thomas Aquinas Article by Garth Kemerling. Thomas Instituut te Utrecht Extremely full content, but poorly designed, and difficult to navigate with a text-based browser. Thomas Aquinas links A Dominican page. Texts & commentaries Summa Theologiae Translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province, Summa Theologiae: Part II, Question 40 (on Just War) From Lawrence Hinman's Ethical Updates pages. Summa Theologiae: extracts From the Medieval Source Book. Summa contra gentiles An on-line edition (slightly abridged) of Joseph Rickaby's translation. Companion to the Summa An on-line edition of Walter Farrell's book. On The Eternity of the World Robert T. Miller's translation of De aeternitate mundi, from the Medieval Source Book. On Being and Essence Robert T. Miller's translation of De ente et essentia, from the Medieval Source Book.
Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
All the links have been moved to my own Aristotle page.
Antoine Arnauld (1612-94 CE)
Introductions, articles, & Web-pages Antoine Arnauld A short article offered by Bill Uzgalis, Oregon State University. Antoine Arnauld Article from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, from Wikipedia. Arnauld Article on the Arnauld family by A Fournet from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Review of the Port Royal Logic Bernard Roy's review of the Cambridge texts in the History of Philosophy edition of Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole, "Logic or The Art of Thinking" edited and translated by Jill Vance Buroker; first published in the Journal of the History of Philosophy XXXV, 1997. Texts & translations Leibniz/Arnauld/Hessen-Rheinfels Correspondence (1686-90) George R. Montgomery translation, revised by Albert R. Chandler, provided by Carl Mickelsen, University of Idaho.
Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE)
Introductions, articles, & Web-pages Augustine of Hippo Maintained by James J. O'Donnell. A very wide range of resources, including on-line texts and commentaries, and discussion material. Augustine Introduction by Mark Browning, from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Life of St Augustine of Hippo Article by Eugène; Portalié, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Augustine Article by Michael Mendelson for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Augustine Entry from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) Article from the 9th Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1878, provided by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Augustine Page of links to articles and texts, provided by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Texts & translations Augustine: Texts and Translations James J. O'Donnell's page Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Volume I: Prolegomena: St. Augustine's Life and Work, Confessions, Letters (v3) Volume II: The City of God, Christian Doctrine (v3) Volume III: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises Volume IV: The Anti-Manichaean Writings, The Anti-Donatist Writings Volume V: Anti-Pelagian Writings Volume VI: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels Volume VII: Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Soliloquies Volume VIII: Expositions on the Psalms The Confessions of Augustine: An Electronic Edition "This document is an on-line reprint of Augustine: Confessions, a text and commentary by James J. O'Donnell (Oxford: 1992; ISBN 0-19-814378-8). The text and commentary were encoded in SGML by the Stoa Consortium in co-operation with the Perseus Project" De Dialectica In Latin and English translation by J. Marchand.
Averro�s (Abu'l Walid Muhammad Ibn Rushd Al-Qurtubi) (1126-1198 CE)
Articles & Web pages Ibn Rushd (Averro�s) A very useful resource page, provided by Islamic Philosophy Online. Averroes Article by William Turner for the Catholic Encyclopedia. Averro�s Wikipedia article. Islamic political philosophy: Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes Article by R.J. Kilcullen, Macquarie University. Averroes Article by A. Zahoor, maintained at Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. Texts & translations Kitab fasl al-maqal (On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy) Translated by George F. Hourani, , with its appendix (Damina). Also appended is an extract from Kitab al-kashf `an manahij al-adilla. Provided by Islamic Philosophy Online. Kitab fasl al-maqal (On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy) Translated by Mohammed Jamil-al-Rahman, with its appendix (Damina). Also appended is an extract from Kitab al-kashf `an manahij al-adilla. Provided by the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Tahfut at Tahafut (Incoherence of the Incoherence) Translated by Simon van den Bergh, provided by Islamic Philosophy Online.
Avicenna (Abu Ali al-Hussain ibn Sina ) (980-1037 CE)
Articles & Web pages Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina (Avicenna) Short article by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson for the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Ibn Sina A very useful resource page, provided by Islamic Philosophy Online. Avicenna Article by William Turner, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Article by Chris Marvin, provided by "The Window", Trinity College, Hartford, CT. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Article by Monzur Ahmed, originally published in Muslim Technologist, November 1990. Provided by Ummah.com. Avicenna Wikipedia article. Avicenna (ibn SIna) Introduction provided by Farhangsara.com. A tribute to Avicenna An introductory article by Lyman Phillips, provided by CyberMedics. Islamic political philosophy: Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes Article by R.J. Kilcullen, Macquarie University. Texts & translations On Medicine (short extract) From Charles F. Horne [ed.], The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, provided by the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626 CE)
Articles & Web pages Sir Francis Bacon's New Advancement of Learning A page offered by an anonymous Bacon enthusiast (who also has a page on Abelard, with the help of a lot of other (not anonymous) enthusiasts. Sir Francis Bacon Resource page created by Anniina Jokinen for Luminarium. Warning! it plays "music". Francis Bacon Article by Jürgen Klein for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Francis Bacon Article by David Simpson for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Francis Bacon Article by Peter Landry's Blupete page. Francis Bacon Wikipedia article. Texts & translations Project Gutenberg: The Advancement of Learning The Essays New Atlantis Valerius Terminus; of the interpretation of nature eBooks@Adelaide: The Advancement of Learning The Essays The New Atlantis Valerius Terminus: of the Interpretation of Nature Renascence Editions The Advancement of Learning (edited by Hartmut Krech) The Essays The New Atlantis Bartelby.com: The Essays (Harvard Classics, Vol. 3, Part 1) The New Atlantis (Harvard Classics, Vol. 3, Part 2) Prefaces and Prologues (Harvard Classics, vol. 39): Proœmium of the Instauratio Magna Epistle Dedicatory to the Instauratio Magna Preface to the Instauratio Magna The Plan of the Instauratio Magna Preface to the Novum Organum The Essays Prepared and maintained by Bill Uzgalis, at Oregon State University. The Essays Prepared by Darri Donnelly for Mike Donnelly's page. The New Atlantis The Internet Wiretap edition, taken from Ideal Commonwealths, P.F. Collier & Son. Provided by Bill Uzgalis, at Oregon State University. The New Atlantis The Internet Wiretap edition, taken from Ideal Commonwealths, P.F. Collier & Son. Provided by Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library. Novum Organon Based on the standard translation of James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and Douglas Denon Heath in The Works (Vol. VIII), published in Boston by Taggard and Thompson in 1863. Provided by the Constitution Society.
Pierre Bayle (1647-1706 CE)
Articles & Web pages Pierre Bayle Home Page Maintained by Gianluca Mori at the University of Piemonte Orientale. Includes an introduction, bibliography, details of Bayle-related projects, on-line papers, and on-line texts. Pierre Bayle Article by Thomas M. Lennon for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Pierre Bayle Article by Garth Kemerling. Pierre Bayle Wikipedia article. Texts & translations Dictionnaire historique et critique "The ARTFL Project has built an electronic version of the first volume of this monumental work. It is the goal of this undertaking to make Bayle's Dictionnaire both more accessible and easier to consult." Philosophical Commentary on the Words of the Gospel, "Compel Them to Come In" (extracts) The first English translationt (anonymous), London, 1708. Provided by Macquarie University.
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832 CE)
Articles & Web pages Bentham Project Based at University College London. The first place to look for all matters Benthamic. Jeremy Bentham Links "originally created and is currently maintained by Pablo Stafforini.". Jeremy's Labyrinth: A Bentham Hypertext "These web pages were begun in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the philosopher, legal theorist and reformer, and political radical Jeremy Bentham (born 15 February, 1748). We present here an hyper-text made up out of portions of Bentham's work, together with lectures, commentary, notes, essays, on Bentham." Based at the University of Texas at Austin Jeremy Bentham Introduction, with bibliography & links, maintained at New School University. Jeremy Bentham Article by William Sweet for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Jeremy Bentham Article from Wikipedia. Texts Jeremy's Labyrinth texts: Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Logical Arrangements Appendix to the Nomography Of the Influence of Time and Place in Matters of Legislation Of Promulgation of the Laws and Promulgation of the Reasons Thereof On the Liberty of the Press, and Public Discussion Pannomial Fragments Principles of the Civil Code Principles of International Law A Protest Against Law Taxes The Rationale of Punishment The Rationale of Reward A Table of the Springs of Action Defence of Usury (1787) University of Bristol McMaster University University of Melbourne Critique of the Doctrine of Inalienable, Natural Rights From Anarchical Fallacies, vol. 2 of Bowring (ed.), Works, 1843. Provided by Digital Text International. Truth versus Ashhurst; or, law as it is, contrasted with what it is said to be (1792) In The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the superintendence of his executor, John Bowring, vol. V (Edinburgh, Tait; London, Simpkin, Marshall; 1843), pp 231-237. Maintained by Iain Stewart at Macquarie University.
George Berkeley (1685-1753 CE)
Articles & Web pages Berkeley Studies The first stop for anyone interested in Berkeley on the Web. Maintained by Peter B. Lloyd. Offers a rich range of resources, including his own essays, links to relevant sites, annotated links to a huge set of on-line texts. International Berkeley Society Offers details of the Society, an on-line bookshop, forthcoming events, relevant links, and a bulletin board. (It looks good in a text-based browser, but using a graphics-based browser with Javascript off it looks as though it's been abandoned... and most of the internal links don't work.) George Berkeley David R. Wilkins' page, offering an introduction and links to on-line texts. George Berkeley Article by Daniel E. Flage for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. George Berkeley A short article, plus links, offered by Bill Uzgalis, Oregon State University. George Berkeley Article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, for the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University of St Andrews) George Berkeley Article by Lisa Downing for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. George Berkeley Wikipedia article. Texts The "Analyst" Controversy Material relevant to the controversy. Maintained by D.R. Wilkins (School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin). Includes the following texts by Berkeley: The Analyst: a Discourse addressed to an Infidel Mathematician A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics Reasons for not replying to Mr Walton's Full Answer The Querist (1735) University of Bristol McMaster University University of Melbourne Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists (Harvard Classics, Vol. XXXVII, Part 2) provided by Bartleby.com. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Provided by Bill Uzgalis, Oregon State University Provided by D.R. Wilkins (School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin) Provided by Wikipedia Provided by eBooks@Adelaide Provided by Institute for Learning Technologies
Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997 CE)
Articles & Web pages Isaiah Berlin Virtual Library "the website of The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust, which looks after all aspects of Berlin's literary estate. The [Trust's] main tasks are to edit and publish the best of Berlin.s unpublished writing, including his letters; to publish collections of his best uncollected work; to post other material, and relevant information, on this website; and in general to foster awareness of and access to Berlin's intellectual, literary and personal legacy." Includes on-line texts of much of Berlin's work, published and unpublished. Isaiah Berlin Article by Joshua Cherniss & Henry Hardy for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; has a useful list of links to on-line papers on Berlin. Isaiah Berlin Wikipedia article. Texts Berlin articles A list of links to various (mainly journalistic) articles by Berlin, provided by InfoPlease.. New York Review of Books An archive of articles and reviews. The Hedgeog and the Fox (short extract) From The Hedgehog and the Fox (1953); provided by Idris H. Hsi, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Jacob Boehme [or Behmen] (c.1575-1624 CE)
Jacob Boehme Resource Page Maintained by Bruce Janz; "collects existing resources from the WWW on the work, world, and influence of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624), and adds some of my own resources, in an effort to support research and teaching on Boehme.
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c.480-524 CE)
Articles & Web pages Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Article by William Turner, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Boethius Maintained James J. O'Donnell. Texts and teaching materials. International Boethius Society A "non-profit organization promoting scholarship on all aspects of the work, influence, and age of Boethius." Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, for the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University of St Andrews) reading Guide to Consolations of Philosophy By R.J. Kilcullen, Macquarie University. Texts & translations De consolatione philosophiae (Consolation of Philosophy) University of Virginia Electronic Text Centre In Latin and English (edited, with introduction and notes, by James J. O'Donnell; W.V. Cooper translation) Perseus Project In Latin (edited James J. O'Donnell) Sanderson Beck English translation by Sanderson Beck. James J. O'Donnell (University of Pennsylvania). In Latin and English (translated by W.V. Cooper) The Meters of Boethius Edited by Tony Jebson; provided by the Labyrinth. Theological Tractates Translated by H.F. Stewart; provided by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. The Trinity is One God Not Three Gods Translated by H.F. Stewart & E.K. Rand; provided by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
Francis Herbert Bradley (1846-1924 CE)
Bradley Society Based at Harris-Manchester College, Oxford. Includes details of the Society's journal, Bradley Studies. Francis Herbert Bradley Article by Stewart Candlish for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Jean Buridan (c.1295-1356 CE)
Articles & Web pages Jean Buridan Article by William Turner, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Jean Buridan Article by Jack Zupko for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Papers by Gyula Klima (Fordham University) The Summulae of John Buridan John Buridan on the Acquisition of Simple Substantial Concepts Buridan's Logic and the Ontology of Modes John Buridan on the Immateriality of the Intellect PDF file. Preprint of paper by Jack Zupko (Prooceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics 1 (2001), pp 4-18. Texts & translations Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics, Book X Edited by R.J. Kilcullen; also offers a Collation of Early Edition and Manuscripts.
Edmund Burke (1729-97 CE)
Articles & Web pages The Edmund Burke Society "the joint website of the Edmund Burke Society of America and the Edmund Burke Society, Great Britain. It is the home of their joint newsletter, Reflections, and features information on the life and thought of the eighteenth-century conservative thinker Edmund Burke." Edmund Burke Article by Ian Harris for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edmund Burke Introduction by Peter Landry on his Blupete pages. Edmund Burke Wikipedia article. Texts & translations Bartleby.com On Taste (The introductory discourse to On the Sublime and Beautiful): Harvard Classics Vol. XXIV, Part 1 On the Sublime and Beautiful: Harvard Classics, Vol. XXIV, Part 2 Reflections on the French Revolution: Harvard Classics, Vol. XXIV, Part 3 A Letter to a Noble Lord: Harvard Classics, Vol. XXIV, Part 4 Reflections on the Revolution in France Constitution Society. Philip Atkinson Swansea University Speech on conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Text provided by From Revolution to Reconstruction.
Girolamo Cardano (1501-76 CE)
Progetto Cardano "Centro Studi del Pensiero Filosofico del '500 e '600. Progetto e realizzazione: Ingo Schütze Responsabile: Marialuisa Baldi." In Italian. Details of the Project, plus links to Cardano-related sites, as well as to sites concerning the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. Girolamo Cardano Article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, for the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University of St Andrews) Cardano Biographical article, provided by the University of Virginia library.
Avram Noam Chomsky (1928- CE)
chomsky.info : The Official Noam Chomsky Website Chomsky's own site, offering a wealth of material. See also his departmental Web page. Noam Chomsky Archive From ZNet. Offers on-line texts, articles, interviews, and various fora for discussion. ZNet also hosts Chomsky's own weblog, Turning the Tide. Chomsky for Philosophers "an informal collection of papers and analyses of the important contributions of Noam Chomsky's with an emphasis on contemporary philosophy." Maintained by Paul Bohan Broderick for the University of Chicago Philosophy Project. Noam Chomsky Wikipedia article.
Alonzo Church (1903-1995 CE)
Alonzo Church Short article by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson for the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943 CE)
Articles & Web pages R. G. Collingwood Short article by Charles Booth for The Philosophers' Magazine Online. R. G. Collingwood Wikipedia article. (Little more than a place-holder page when I last looked [3 xii 04].) Texts & translations R.G. Collingwood A set of on-line texts by and about Collingwood, provided by questia.
August Comte (1798-1857 CE)
Auguste Comte Home Page Maintained by Emmanuel Lazinier. Articles, list of published works, links to on-line texts, etc. Auguste Comte Wikipedia article.
Confucius (551-479 BCE) (K'ung fu-zi)
Articles & Web pages Confucius Article by Jeffrey Riegel for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Confucius Wikipedia article. Ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Xun-zi Chapter of Ancient Wisdom and Folly by Sanderson Beck. Texts & translations Confucius Publishing "This site contains the Lun Yu (499 sayings of Confucius) in 21 languages and a varying amount of other Confucius related contents for each language." The texts are all in dual-language form, presented as graphics files. If you've ever wanted to know what the Analects looks like in Tagalog or Tamil or Greek, this is your chance... Confucian Classics Graphics-based Chinese texts, each with a link to the James Legge translations. Provided by Rick Harbaugh. The Analects Doctrine of the Mean The Great Learning Classic of Filial Piety Lun Yu (The Analects) China the Beautiful (Chinese text, in BIG5) Project Gutenberg (translated by James Legge) nothingistic.org (translated by James Legge) Internet Classics Archive (when I last looked (3 xii 04) the first part (which presumably includes details of the translation, etc.) was missing. The Doctrine of the Mean No translation details given. Provided by the Internet Classics Archive. The Great Learning No translation details given. Provided by the Internet Classics Archive.
Anne Conway (1631-79 CE)
Anne Conway My own (brief) page - a very short description of her life and work, plus details of her work in print. Lady Anne Conway Article by Sarah Hutton for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Anne Conway's Critique of Cartesian Dualism Paper by Louise D. Derksen (Vrije Universiteit) on Paideia. Bill Uzgalis Based at Oregon State University; a timeline. Anne Conway Provided by David Harley.
Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688 CE)
Ralph Cudworth Short article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ralph Cudworth Wikipedia article.
Donald Herbert Davidson (1917-2003 CE)
Donald Davidson Article by Jeff Malpas for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Donald Davidson Article by Vladimir Kalugin from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Donald Davidson Wikipedia article. Donald Davidson Article by Anna Sherratt for Philosophy Now. In Memoriam: Donald Herbert Davidson Links to obituaries, plus an interview with Davidson; provided by the University of California at Berkeley. Davidson's Sentences and Wittgenstein's Builders John Perry's Presidential Address, Pacific Division APA, April 1994.
Democritus (c.460-c.370 BCE)
Articles & Web pages Democritus Article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, for the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University of St Andrews) Democritus Article by Sylvia Berryman for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Democritus Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Democritus Wikipedia article. The Atomistic Philosophy of Leucippus and Democritus Article by Thomas Knierim for thebigview.com. Texts & translations Democritus Adapted from Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers by Kathleen Freeman, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. provided by Humanistic Texts.
Jacques Derrida (1930-2004 CE) (one for my Lit. Crit. visitors)
Deconstruction on the Net This page has moved, and the new site has turned its face against non-graphical browsers. Using a text-based browser it used to be difficult to make sense of (appropriately enough, I suppose); now it's impossible to get past the first (ironically, wordy) index page.
René Descartes (1596-1650 CE)
Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi su Descartes e il Seicento In Italian; maintained by Antonella Del Prete. Includes the archives of the Bulletin Cartésien. Descartes A brief introduction from ILTweb: Study Place. Descartes A brief introduction from Political Theory on the Internet. Descartes A Thinknet guide, hosted by Bjorn Christensson. Descartes A DynaWeb guide. Brief biography and introduction, plus links to on-line texts and relevant sites. Rene Descartes From the Miami University Almanac. Descartes Project Rather disappointing at the moment, but I'll keep checking back. Discourse on the Method From Roger Jones' collection. He doesn't say who the translator is. Discourse on Method Text prpared by Ilana and Greg Newby; I'm again not sure whose the translation is. Also available as a gopher page. The Meditations An on-line edition (edd David B. Manley & Charles S. Taylor), including the original Latin text, the French translation, and an English translation by John Veitch (1901). The Meditations A brief description and background from the Fileroom (they categorise the book as "Literature and Personal Opinion"...). Descartes' Web Maintained by Ruud Welten.
John Dewey (1859-1952 CE)
Dewey A brief introduction from ILTweb: Study Place. Centre for Dewey Studies Information about the centre, its work and publications. Not much about Dewey actually on line, in fact. John Dewey Links Maintained by William R. Marmie. Relevant links, including a range of Dewey's works on line. (Oriented towards psychology rather than philosophy.) John Dewey Maintained by Gordon L. Ziniewicz. Includes selections from his book *Democracy and Imagination*.
Diogenes of Sinope (c.400-325 BCE)
Diogenes of Sinope Prop. Colin Pringle.
Denis Diderot (1713-84 CE)
Diderot and d'Alembert's "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des metiers et des arts" "Collaborative translation project [...] Product of the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library and DLXS." D'Alembert's Dream (1769) French texts and English translations by Ian Johnston. Les Bijoux Indiscrets On-line text, maintained by Jean-Jacques Delfour.
John Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308 CE)
Scotism and Scotus From the Jacques Maritain Centre at the University of Notre Dame. A brief description of the life and work of Duns Scotus. Ockham, Scotus, Buridan On-line and down-loadable texts, maintained by R.J. Kilcullen.
Umberto Eco (AD 19??- CE)
Umberto Eco On-line con Umberto Eco
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82 CE)
Tribute to Ralph Waldo Emerson In English & Italian. It offers a hypertext guide, plus on-line versions of some of Emerson's work (the English version is very limited at the moment). Maintained by Roberto Piccoli.
Epictetus (c.55-135 CE)
Epictetus The Discourses (from the Eris Project).