Comments on: Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

hama7 — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:42:17 -0800

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet .

By: hama7

hama7 — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:44:14 -0800

[from Earlham College]

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:52:29 -0800

Will we be tested? If sew, duz speling caunt?

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:25:07 -0800

Sober's guide has been a reliable stand-by for quite a while now - it's high time it was posted here. Cheers, hama7!

By: orelius

orelius — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:10:28 -0800

great link, thanks!

By: kaibutsu

kaibutsu — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:27:23 -0800

As a philosophy student, I can tell you that, no, spelling doesn't count, though your professor will probably yell at you if you fail to use spell check.

By: Ptrin

Ptrin — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:02:07 -0800

As another philosophy student, I can tell you that, yes, spelling counts, and your professor will definitely yell at you if you fail to use spell check. ;)

By: moonbiter

moonbiter — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:46:40 -0800

Most excellent.

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:05:54 -0800

Speaking philosophically, I've been thinking again about finally reading Bertrand Russell's famous History of Western Philosophy [it gets a little slow here in rural Maine in the winter], and I wonder if anyone could answer this question: "Is this still considered the best one-volume history, or has it been replaced by a newer, more modern book (maybe written by, say, Stephen King or Dean Koontz)?"

By: josephtate

josephtate — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:11:18 -0800

lelilo: For a one volume history of philosophy I'd try Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas.

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:23:59 -0800

Thanks much, joseph; it looks very good, and is available in nearby libraries. I knew someone would have the answer. (I also just went over to MetaTalk, where I hang out less frequently, and found that as of two days ago you can now Ask MetaFilter these sorts of things.)

By: crunchburger

crunchburger — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 04:14:05 -0800

lelio - as far as I know, Russell's book is considered to be tendentious and mediocre by historians of philosopy.

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:35:11 -0800

I did my undergrad in philosophy at Earlham. Peter rocks. For those interestedn his homepage is dense with good stuff. Check out Nomic and his explanation of Godel's Proof

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:36:28 -0800

um...interested. good thing about the spelling, huh?

By: yesster

yesster — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:50:26 -0800

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Available in its entirety, online, free. Enjoy.