Research Guides: Philosophy Research Guide: Online Sources

Online Sources

Recommended sites about philosophy.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) was founded in 1995 to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy."
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
"The Labyrinth provides free, organized access to resources in medieval studies. The Labyrinth’s easy-to-use links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images around the world."
Philosopher's Imprint
"Philosophers' Imprint is a refereed series of original papers in philosophy, edited by Stephen Darwall, Imogen Dickie, Nishi Shah, and J. David Velleman, with the advice of an international Board of Editors, and published by Michigan Publishing at the University of Michigan."
Philosophy Bookshelft
"Philosophical works in Project Gutenberg's catalog are listed below in roughly chronological order by subject."
PhilPapers
"PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers."
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work."

Philosophy-related associations and organizations.

American Association of Philosphy Teachers
"The AAPT is dedicated to the advancement of the art of teaching philosophy."
American Philosophical Association
"The American Philosophical Association promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy, both within the academy and in the public arena. The APA supports the professional development of philosophers at all levels and works to foster greater understanding and appreciation of the value of philosophical inquiry."
American Philosophical Society
"An eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, the American Philosophical Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach."
International Network of Women Philosophers
"The International Network of Women Philosophers acknowledges and brings visibility to women philosophers, it also aims at encouraging and fostering solidarity between them." Sponsored by UNESCO.

Alternative search engines. Useful for locating specific types of sources.

Congress.gov
"Presented by the Library of Congress, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information."
FDsys (Federal Digital System)
"GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."
Google Images
Image search from Google - either text-based or reverse image.
Google News
A news aggregator
Science.gov
"Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results."
TinEye Reverse Image Search
Reverse image search - upload an image or provide a URL to an image's online location.
USA.gov
"USA.gov is an interagency product administered by USAGov (formerly the Federal Citizen Information Center), a division of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service. Our mission is to create and organize timely, needed government information and services and make them accessible anytime, anywhere, via your channel of choice."
WolframAlpha
"Wolfram|Alpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers—not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods."
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