Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina (Avicenna)
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Avicenna.html
This is a biography of the Muslim thinker ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna. Born in 980 A.D. in Kharmaithen (near Bukhara), Central Asia (now Uzbekistan), Avicenna died in 1037 A.D. in Hamadan, Persia (now Iran). Avicenna sought to integrate all aspects of science and religion in a single grand metaphysical vision. With this vision he attempted to explain the formation of the universe, as well as to elucidate the problems of evil, prayer, providence, prophecies, miracles, and marvels. He also considered problems relating to the organisation of the state in accordance with religious law and the question of the ultimate destiny of man. The site is part of the MacTutor History of Mathematics archives based at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at University of St. Andrews. The site contains detailed biographical information about Avicenna, a basic outline of his thought, and links to other related entries in MacTutor. There is also a bibliography of books and articles on Avicenna, although it does not contain references dating past 1999.
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Alberti Magni e-corpus
http://www.albertusmagnus.uwaterloo.ca/
The Alberti Magni E-Corpus provides online editions of the works of the medieval philosopher and theologian, Albert the Great (ca. 1193-1280). Users can download PDF image files of over 30 volumes of Albert's works, taken from the Borgnet edition. Over 20 works (including Ethica, De Morte et Vita, and Super Porphyrium De V Universalibus) have also been transcribed for online browsing and searching, and there are plans to add further works in the future. Users should note that the texts are only available in the original Latin. The site home page and search interface are available in English and French. This resource is hosted by the University of Waterloo in Canada.
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Alfred J. Freddoso home page
http://www.nd.edu/~afreddos/
This is the home page of Alfred J. Freddoso, a professor of Thomistic Studies at University of Notre Dame. It contains course material, such as lecture outlines, handouts, syllabi, and study questions for a number of courses. Most courses concern aspects of ancient (including Presocratic) and medieval philosophy, and philosophy of religion, with particular attention to scholasticism and Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274). There are also notes for a course on philosophy of causation (historical and contemporary), and for an introductory philosophy class. A wide variety of supplementary material, ranging from primary and secondary source texts, maps, and some of the author's own translations, can be found within the individual course pages. Freddoso's own philosophical writings, published and unpublished, are available, as is his in-progress translation of Aquinas' Summa Theologica, with commentary. Also available is the complete text of Pope John Paul II's Fides et Ratio, with accompanying commentary and study notes. This site would be of interest to undergraduates with some basic familiarity with the topics covered, who are seeking revision material or further information. It would also be of use to teachers designing courses in any of the topics covered.
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Aristotle et al. Readings for philosophers and Catholics
http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/
These Web pages form part of the Jacques Maritain Center website of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. They provide a collection of texts written by the Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain and others on various subjects, but particularly on Thomism and St. Thomas Aquinas. The works by Maritain at the site include: "St. Thomas Aquinas"; "Reflections on America"; "Art and Scholasticism"; "The Frontiers of Poetry"; "The Responsibility of the Artist"; "Moral Philosophy"; and "The Range of Reason"; there are also some transcripts of manuscripts from Maritain's papers. A section of the site headed 'The Thomistic Revival' includes texts from a number of different authors writing about scholasticism and the renewal of interest in medieval philosophy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A list of links to external websites dealing with issues of Catholic theology and philosophy concludes the contents of the site. The texts themselves are presented as plain HTML, and are divided by chapter.
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Boethius in early medieval Europe : Commentary on the Consolation of Philosophy from the 9th to the 11th centuries
http://www.english.ox.ac.uk/boethius/index.html
The 'Boethius in early medieval Europe' website provides an overall view of a project based at the Faculty of English, University of Oxford. The project aims to investigate understanding of late Roman culture as appropriated by Anglo-Saxons. In particular the project will focus its attention on Anglo-Saxon versions of the 'De Consolatione Philosophiae' (On the Consolation of Philosophy), by Boethius (480-c.524) and aims to publish a new edition of the Alfredian Boethius complete with glossary, commentary, and translation. The website gives details of: the project's aims; the makeup of the advisory board; and contact details for project staff. This project has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust. This site would be of interest to those researching Boethius and the transmission of his work.
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Center for Hellenic Traditions
http://www.hellenic.hu/
This is the website of the "Center for Hellenic Traditions" established in 2004 at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. The site reflects the activities and publication profile of this centre. Its proclaimed aim is to "promote innovative research into the history of Hellenic culture in a number of less frequented research areas". Thus, the research fields include religion, theology, philosophy, literature, history of art, while the geographical area covered comprises the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East and India from Antiquity to the Early Modern period. The site informs about the workshops and colloquia organised by the center and introduces the most recent publications. The center is also part of a larger project of digitisation of Syriac manuscripts in Southern India. A call for application for fellowships is posted on the site. The titles in the lecture series hosted by the centre gives a god overview of the research interests of the centre and of the good academic reputation it has acquired among specialists.
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Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition
http://www.tcd.ie/Classics/cspt/index.php
The Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition is part of the School of Classics at Trinity College Dublin and aims to further the study of the history of Platonism (including Christian, Jewish, and Islamic Platonism). The Centre's website offers details of its undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Platonic Studies, as well as giving information on Centre members and faculty (with details of their research and publications). Newsletters of the Centre, dating back to 1999, can also be found online: these provide information on work in progress, lectures, events, visiting scholars, and the activities of the Centre's members, as well as details of conferences held elsewhere on themes relating to the Centre's work.
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Cornell University Library historical monographs collection
http://dlxs2.library.cornell.edu/c/cdl/
The Cornell University Library Historical Monographs Collection website provides free access to facsimiles of over 400 historical monographs. A number are of interest to ancient and modern history of philosophy. These include English translations of: Aristotle's (384-322 BCE) On Youth and Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration; The Science of Ethics as Based on the Science of Knowledge, by Johann Fichte (1762-1814); The Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and On the Will in Nature, by Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860); The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798-1857) in three volumes; and Otto Weininger's (1880-1903) Sex and Character. There is also a facsimile of Moses Maimonides' (1135-1204) Moreh Nevukhim (Guide for the Perplexed), translated into Hebrew. As this is an historical archive, the translations and texts should not be treated as definitive or up-to-date (the Comte, for instance, is recorded as being 'freely translated' and condensed by the author Harriet Martineau); the site is primarily of historical philosophical interest. The database may be browsed or searched by author/title.
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Corpus Thomisticum
http://www.corpusthomisticum.org/
Corpus Thomisticum is a mammoth online project run by Enrique Alarcón of Navarra University, Spain. Its aims include: offering a complete online version of the works of Thomas Aquinas (in the original Latin, where possible following the best critical texts); providing a regularly updated extensive bibliography of Aquinas scholarship from the 13th century to the present day; constructing a database that allows users to search, compare, and sort words, phrases, and quotations, and to compile statistical information about the texts; and digitising the main manuscripts of Aquinas's work. The Corpus is still a work in progress, but there is already a great deal here, and the resource shows exhaustive, meticulous scholarship. The project welcomes contributions from other Aquinas scholars. A possible drawback for non-Latinists is that the lingua franca of this site is Latin, although a brief introduction is provided in eight other languages.
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Electronic Grosseteste
http://www.grosseteste.com/
The English theologian and philosopher Robert Grosseteste lived from around 1170-1253. The website of the Electronic Grosseteste project, originally funded by the British Academy, aims to make available electronic resources for research into Grosseteste's writings. Offered on the site are full-texts versions of those of Grosseteste's works which are in the public domain (chiefly in the original Latin), plus the facility to search and view extracts from published editions which still carry copyright restrictions. An extensive bibliography is also available on the site, along with further information about the life of Robert Grosseteste and the project itself.
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Electronic resources for medieval philosophy studies
http://www2.bc.edu/~solere/siepm.html
This informative and useful website provides online access to electronic resources relating to medieval philosophy and philosophical studies. The website is simply designed, with a number of links to the various sections of the site (including: manuscripts; edited texts; biographies; and information pages). There is, moreover, the option to search the entire website by keyword. Each of the broad categories mentioned above have a vast amount of information on online resources, with clickable direct links. This website will be of invaluable use to anyone interested in medieval philosophy in general, or specific medieval philosophers/philosophies.
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Franciscan authors, 13th - 18th century : a catalogue in progress
http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/
The Franciscan Authors website is a catalogue of writers connected to the Franciscan order who lived between the 13th and 18th centuries. The authors can be browsed via an alphabetical index, though unfortunately there does not appear to be a search function. A typical entry will include a short biographical note, a list of works, and may also include suggestions for further reading. An extensive bibliography section provides information for those wishing to pursue the topic further. There are also sections for anonymous writers, lives, Franciscan provinces as they were around 1350, plus a substantial but unannotated list of links to related resources.
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Grande portail philosophie Thomas d'Aquin
http://www.thomas-d-aquin.com/
The French-language website 'Grand Portail Philosophie Thomas D'Aquin' is a vast resource devoted to the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225-1274). With St Augustine, Aquinas is the father of modern theology. Indeed, his integration of Christian theology with Aristotelian philosophy could be described as one of the most important events in the history of Western philosophy. This extensive site provides: a detailed introduction to Aquinas' philosophy - his metaphysics, logic, politics, ethics, etc; an introduction to realist philosophy; information about other theological traditions; a discussion forum; links to articles on Aquinas; a biography and bibliography of Aquinas; and extensive links to translations of Aquinas' works into French. The site can be slow to load due to the use of large images, but the contents are excellent.
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Gyula Klima : Yale lectures
http://www.fordham.edu/gsas/phil/klima/lectures.htm
This website, developed and maintained by Gyula Klima, a professor of philosophy at Fordham University, makes available the lecture notes he used whilst teaching an introductory philosophy course for Yale's Directed Studies Programme from 1991 to 1993. Topics covered are as follows: 'Plato on immortality in his "Phaedo"'; 'Isagoge'; 'De Bono: Boethius' "De Hebdomadibus"'; 'St Thomas on Boethius' "De Hebdomadibus"'; 'St Thomas Aquinas on being and essence' (lecture notes and handout); 'Causa prima'; 'The last scholastic: Descartes'; and 'The vanishing of substance'. This resource is suitable for those seeking a user-friendly introduction to these subjects. Anyone wishing for a more in-depth discussion of some of these topics is directed to Professor Klima's list of publications, which can also be accessed from this site.
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History of psychology
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/historyofpsych.html
This is an extensive and enjoyable resource outlining the history of psychology largely from a philosophical perspective, beginning with the Presocratics and continuing through to the late 20th century. The site is divided into four main sections covering different eras, and within each section can be found short discussions of a particular figure, movement, or event. Historical figures up until the 'pre-psychology' era are presented in terms of both their general views and any particular ideas they had regarding minds and human cognition. There are also, in each section, links to a great deal of subsidiary information in the form of primary source texts, literature and poetry, diagrams, and timelines, all of which combine to make this a true history of ideas. The author is George Boeree, a Professor of Psychology at Shippensburg University, with a special interest in philosophy. The pages were originally designed for his students, and much of the content is geared towards the undergraduate level. The home page contains a link to a set of interactive quizzes on the main sections of the site. The site would be of use to students seeking to further their knowledge on the subject and/or find out information on areas beyond the more conventional philosophy of psychology and mind topics.
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International Boethius Society
http://www.mtsu.edu/english/Journals/boethius/
This is the website of the International Boethius Society. This society is dedicated to the study of the life, works, and times of Boethius (c.480-c.525 CE), the Roman philosopher, poet and politician. The society is a non-profit organisation, and this website is hosted by the English Department of the Middle Tennessee State University. Conference information and membership details are provided online along with a link to details of the society's journal 'Carmen Philosophiae' - essentially only a call for submissions, and a guide for submissions.
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Internet medieval sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
This website was founded in 1996 as an online source of medieval texts. Content scope is broad, covering a wide range of medieval studies. The majority of the sources are organized into one of three major categories: selected sources; full-text sources; and saints' lives. Additional categories include selected secondary resources, medieval legal history, and maps and images. The selected sources section offers an index to facilitate finding texts for particular periods or topics, and deals with material dating from the end of the classical world through to the reformation and renaissance. Topics listed include: economic life; the crusades; church history; intellectual life; Jewish life; and sex and gender. The full-text resources are arranged by document type, including: church councils; historiographical works; literary texts; spiritual writings; and legal documents. The saints' lives are presented in broadly chronological order, beginning with the apostolic era and going through to the post-medieval period. Saints of Byzantine, Western European, and Celtic origin are included. The site is part of the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies project (ORB), developed by Paul Halsall, the ORB sources editor, and located at the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.
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Iter : gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
http://www.itergateway.org/
The Iter project offers a series of online bibliographic databases pertaining to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (400-1700). Access to the databases is available only to members of subscribing institutions and individual subscribers: subscription information is available from the site. The main Iter database contains more than a million bibliographic records for books, journal articles, reviews, and other scholarly material, and is updated daily. Lists of journals and essay collections indexed are provided. Other resources accessible via the Iter interface include a John Milton bibliography; Iter Italicum, a catalogue of Renaissance humanistic manuscripts; Baptisteria Sacra, which offers descriptions of fonts from the early Christian period to the 17th century; and the International Directory of Scholars. A number of journals can also be accessed through the site.
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J. R. Ritman Library : Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
http://www.ritmanlibrary.nl/
The home page for the J. R. Ritman Library (Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica) provides information about the library's collections and activities. This private library (unaffiliated to any university or other institution, but freely accessible to the public) houses materials relating to the Hermetic-Christian tradition (Hermeticism is a set of religious and philosophical beliefs based on a body of writings attributed to the mythical philosopher and alchemist, Hermes Trismegistus). Topics covered include: alchemy; mysticism; Rosicrucianism; and Hermetic philosophy. It is possible to search the library's catalogue online, and a digitisation project is underway, although at time of review the works were not yet available via the website. The site also offers a series of articles on subjects relating to the Hermetic tradition, a bibliography of other relevant works, and access to the library's online exhibitions.
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Mediaeval logic and philosophy
http://pvspade.com/Logic/
The Medieval Logic and Philosophy website is the work of Paul Vincent Spade (Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University). Through a compilation of PDF-files (often from Spade's own teaching resources), this site offers a solid introduction to major philosophical discussions of the Middle Ages. A wide range of topics are addressed including, but not limited to: universals; metaphysics; and the trinity. Spade also touches upon such authors as: Richard Rufus; Aquinas; and Boethius. Texts by these authors and others (located under 'Stuff to Download') will be of considerable interest to undergraduate students coming to grips with a specific question in medieval philosophy. However, both postgraduates and lecturers may benefit from the many primary resources available or be interested to observe how Spade has structured and selected his own teaching materials.For those really struggling with a particular issue or requiring more information on a particular topic, there is an extensive collection of annotated links on medieval resources and materials. As of March 2007the site will no longer be updated, but the existing information remains available for use.
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Medieval and modern thought text digitization project
http://standish.stanford.edu/bin/page?forward=home
The website 'Medieval and Modern Thought Text Digitization Project' is the homepage of this database run by Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources. This ongoing project makes available digital versions of texts from the collections of Stanford Library and its partners. The main areas included at the time of review are: the medieval Church and its law and organisation; language, grammar and linguistics; reference works; and philosophy. Subjects covered range from Ambiguity and Anaphora to Theology and Trees. Many of the texts are lecture notes published in collaboration with Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI). Others are editions of early works on the Church, and secondary works covering its development. Notable items include Matthew Paris' 'English History', in both English and Latin, and Roger Bacon's works in Latin. The expansion of the collection is likely to be governed by local research needs. The resource will be most useful for scholars and students researching in all the areas it covers, and will increase in value as the collections continue to develop. The archive of texts may be searched using a simple or advanced query, and the site includes a page of search tips for researchers. The collection may also be browsed by author, title or subject. Each record includes brief bibliographical information. The texts are available in full as PDF files, and may be viewed or downloaded. They are digitised in their original languages, which include: Latin; French; German; and English.
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Medieval logical manuscripts
http://www.leidenuniv.nl/philosophy/publicaties/bos/rijk_bos.html
One of the many results from decades of study and work by Professor L.M. de Rijk (Universiteit Leiden) on logical texts of the Middle Ages, is the Medieval Logical Manuscript website. The database itself contains hundreds of entries listing the incipit, location, title, number of folios, and a host of other details. Searches can be conducted by medieval author, country, library holding, and even by content. The amount of information displayed by each search is at the discretion of the user, who may select from a variety of different fields to suit their needs. It is also possible to quickly scroll through the list of authors available and this method is probably the most efficient in beginning any search. All of this results in a fast and easy to use catalogue that will be of value to anyone conducting advanced studies of medieval philosophy in Latin. The catalogue entries are, of course, primarily limited to the research of Professor de Rijk, and so do not contain every available relevant Latin manuscript. However, the extent and number of entries is so great that it would be unlikely to not find some resource on a given medieval author. Users should take note of the introductory background material, which clarifies certain restrictions, and organizational features of the search facility.
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Medieval philosophy and theology
http://cip.library.cornell.edu/DPubS?Service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&ha
Medieval Philosophy and Theology is a freely available online peer-reviewed journal. The time period and subject area are interpreted broadly: everything from the patristic period to the neoscholasticism of the 17th century is within the journal's remit, and all areas of medieval philosophy and theology are covered, including logic and the natural sciences, and the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions. The journal began publication in 1991, and has since then produced one or two issues per year, each containing six to eight articles. These appear on the website (which is supported by Cornell University's Digital Publishing Initiative) in PDF format. At time of cataloguing, not all volumes were available online, but further issues are promised in the near future. This resource will be of value to those with an interest in medieval thought.
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Nazianzos : le site web du Centre d'Études sur Grégoire de Nazianze
http://nazianzos.fltr.ucl.ac.be/
"Nazianzos", the website of the Centre for the Study of Gregory of Nazianzus, based at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, is devoted to the life and work of the fourth-century Cappadocian theologian, Gregory of Nazianzus (c.325-390). For the most part delivered in French (although a number of sections have English versions), the site includes a brief essay on textual transmission, online databases for finding manuscripts of Gregory's Orations, bibliographies of editions and translations, and information about the Centre's activities and projects. Through an international collaboration, the Centre is also building a critical edition of Gregory's texts, while evaluating the impact of his thought on the Oriental Christian cultures. Their results can be observed through a series of annual reports (available in French only). The site also functions as a gateway to some of the material on the early church fathers available on the Internet. Directed primarily towards professional academics and research students, Nazianzos will be of use to those interested in early church history, theology or biblical hermeneutics, and particularly anyone working at the advanced level on Greek Orthodox Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries, Gregory of Nazianzus himself, or the impact of his writings.
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Neoplatonism mailing list
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neoplatonism/
This is an unmoderated discussion list that has been set up by Cosmin I. Andron, a former Ph.D student and lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway College, University of London. The list is intended to provide a forum for interested scholars to discuss all aspects of Platonism, including Neoplatonism. It contains a mixture of reviews, notices, and academic discussion on all matters Platonic. Although posts are also invited in French, Italian, and German, the vast majority are in English. This list would be of interest to advanced researchers in the field. Instructions on how to join the list are given, though past and current postings can be viewed without registration. There is also a link to the related website, Neoplatonism Online.
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