A talent for bricolage : an interview with Richard Rorty
http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/rorty03.htm
This website makes available the full-text of an interview conducted in 1995 by Joshua Knobe with the American philosopher, Richard Rorty (1931-2007). Here, Rorty speaks candidly of his formative years and early career as a philosopher, stemming from his Trotskyite upbringing, an initial leaning towards and eventually away from Aristotle and Plato, which feed into the development of his thought. His popular works, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, Consequences of Pragmatism, and Contingencies, Irony and Solidarity are discussed at length and the author's surprise at the extent of his readership, and at his 'notoriety' is revealed. Rorty explains his philosophical influences, in terms of a piecing together of the ideas of others such as Derrida, Dewey, Wittgenstein and Davidson, hence the 'talent for bricolage'. The interview closes with comments concerning conservative attacks on the academy and the future role of the university philosophy department, including the practice of teaching philosophy.
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American Philosophical Association (APA)
http://www.apaonline.org/
The American Philosophical Association (APA) is the primary professional organisation for philosophers in the United States. The Association's website provides details of APA activities, including the three annual meetings and Association publications. Also available are: guidelines, data, and statements issued by the APA; information about the governance of the Association; a selection of APA newsletters; an index of conferences and other events; plus an (unannotated) directory of Web resources. In addition to its purpose of stimulating discussion among philosophers and promoting scholarly research, the Association is also committed to aiding the teaching of philosophy in colleges and universities, and as such there is a substantial teaching resources section. Membership information is provided (associate membership is available for those who reside outside the US); members gain access to additional resources via the website, including the Association's listing of professional vacancies, Jobs for Philosophers, and the Proceedings and Addresses of the annual meetings.
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Andy Miah
http://www.andymiah.net/
The homepage of Andy Miah is a portal to an extensive range of Miah's thinking on the topics of ethics of biotechology and new technologies, specifically in relation their use in human augmentation. His website contains around 50 free full-text PDF papers and book chapters on such topics. Sample titles are: 'Justifying Human Enhancement: The Accumulation of Biocultural Capital'; 'Ethical Considerations of Human Performance Optimisation'; and 'Genetic Tests for Ability?: Talent Identification and the Value of an Open Future', among others. The author also maintains active weblogs on: Posthumanism; the medicalisation 'panic' around internet and videogame users; and bioethics in sports.
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Animus : the Canadian journal of philosophy and humanities
http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/animus/
Animus: The Canadian Journal of Philosophy and Humanities is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal which focuses on Western philosophy. It is edited by a team of 5 editors namely Ken Jacobsen, David Peddle, Neil Robertson, Kenneth Kierans and Eli Diamond. This homepage enables free access to all pieces featured in the journal since the first volume was published in 1996. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to access them but this can be downloaded from the site. Each volume of the journal supports a particular theme. Previous themes include: Postmodernism; Modernity; Hegel; Philosophy and Freedom; Political Institutions; War; and the Modern State. The site also contains guidelines for contributors and a search engine. The resource will appeal to anyone working in philosophy or literary theory.
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APA (American Philosophical Organization) newsletters
http://www.apaonline.org/publications/newsletters/index.aspx
The American Philosophical Association (APA) Newsletter Web page offers online versions of several newsletters published by the organisation. Titles of regular newsletters (typically published twice a year) include: Philosophy and Computers; Feminism and Philosophy; Philosophy and the Law; Philosophy and Medicine; and Teaching Philosophy. Other topics are covered on a more intermittent basis, including a number of publications devoted to the experience of members of a range of ethnic groups (for example: Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies; The Black Experience; and Hispanic/Latino Issues). Each newsletter offers a collection of articles, and may also include book reviews and other material. The archive covers the period from 1995 to the present. The more recent editions are available in both HTML and PDF versions; the older ones are in HTML only.
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Ars Brevis
http://www.raco.cat/index.php/ArsBrevis
The Catalan journal 'Ars Brevis' is dedicated to philosophical, anthropological and ethical studies from an interdisciplinary approach. The resource will be of interest to all those who approach philosophy and critical theory from a social and historical standpoint, yet the user should note most articles are published in Catalan. However, although the main language of the journal is Catalan, there are also a few articles in English and Spanish. The digital repository of Open-Access Catalan Journals (RACO) has made available the digital version of the journal, which was first published in 1995. At the time of review, all full-text articles can be accessed here up until 2007. Some topics covered by the journal have been: authority with ambiguity in Kierkegaard and Unamuno's authorship; a phenomenology of 'social facts'; philosophy and religion in German idealism; and African critical philosophy.
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Atlas Shrugged
http://www.atlasshrugged.com/
'Atlas Shrugged' is a free website providing materials for the study of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel of the same name. Published by the Ayn Rand Institute, this website provides an accessible study-guide to an influential novel that has sold six million copies and continues to sell 185,000 copies each year. The website is best used after a full reading of the novel, since it contains numerous 'plot spoilers'. The website contains a 'History of Atlas Shrugged', audio commentaries and recordings, a chapter-by-chapter video examination of the themes and ideas to be found in the novel, a full profile of Rand and her works, and links to a handful of selected external websites.
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Ayn Rand society
http://www.aynrandsociety.org/
The Ayn Rand Society (ARS) is "a professional society affiliated with the American Philosophical Association. ... Its aim is to foster the scholarly study by philosophers of the philosophical thought and writings of Ayn Rand." The ARS webpage has details of the ARS Steering Committee, past and current programmes, and details of obtaining membership - the ARS is only open to members of the American Philosophical Association. The ARS website has a reliable full-text essay, titled 'Ayn Rand and Objectivism: an overview', and a short selected biblilography of works by Ayn Rand. The ARS was established in 1987, and it will be a useful contact point for British scholars seeking to contact those working in U.S. universities on aspects of Rand's philosophy, her novels, and her ideas on art.
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Barry Smith
http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/
This is the home page of philosopher Barry Smith, editor of The Monist and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. It is primarily a forum for the presentation of many of his works, sole and jointly authored, on various ontological topics. Papers are divided into a number of useful sub-categories: formal ontology; ontology development; biomedical ontology; biomedical terminology; geospatial ontology; social ontology; and cognitive ontology. Smith is a prolific philosopher, and there is a wealth of material on this site. Some of the papers are in PDF format. Also available are links to related sites of interest, including the Ontology Research Group, of which Smith is a Director, and Smith's curriculum vitae and complete bibliography, plus a set of links to recent and upcoming events and seminars at which Smith is speaking. This website would be of interest to advanced students and researchers of theoretical and applied ontology.
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Center for the study of the great ideas
http://www.thegreatideas.org/
The website for the Center of the Study of the Great Ideas aims to provide an online presence that furthers the work of the Center's mission to prove that 'philosophy is everybody's business'. Addressing the questions as to what we should seek in life and how we should go about our search sums up the life and work of Dr. Mortimer J. Adler (1902 - 2001), who founded the Center and whose academic credentials include the post of Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. The site aims to make the ideas of Dr. Adler widely available and while membership options at a range of prices are offered, the site contains a sufficient amount of open access material to provide comprehensive introductory insights. Under the headings such as 'The Great Ideas', 'The Great Books' and 'Liberal Education', the basic concepts of the Center are introduced fully, with a biography of Dr. Adler and a useful range of links. A search engine is available, which will yield results when searched by author name or subject. This is a wide-ranging site, with a large amount of thought-provoking material.
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Contretemps
http://www.usyd.edu.au/contretemps/
Contretemps is an electronic journal of continental philosophy. Tending towards the post-Heideggerian tradition that has dominated recent European philosophy and theory, Contretemps can boast work by some of the biggest names in contemporary thought. Giles Deleuze is a contributor, as are Andrew Benjamin and Ernesto Laclau. Contretemps thus comfortably switches from writing on the German poet Paul Celan to pieces on globalisation and capitalism. Individuals who are featured include: Derrida; Simon Critchley; Max Horkheimer; Kant; Pier Paolo Pasolini; Bataille; Luce Irigaray; Heidegger; Aristotle; and Levinas. With its impressive stable of writers, Contretemps will be of interest to anyone working in literature, theory or philosophy.
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Cosmos and history : the journal of natural and social philosophy
http://cosmosandhistory.org/
Cosmos and History (ISSN 1832-9101) is a recent peer-reviewed, open-access journal of natural and social philosophy. Its focus is on what it perceives as the otherwise marginalised discussion of humankind's place as social, political and cultural entities within the cosmos. The range of topics thus covered is broad, from archaeology and economics, through to ethics, critical theory, and psychoanalysis. Thinkers discussed include: Georg Hegel (1770-1831); Martin Heidegger (1889-1976); and Alain Badiou (1937-), to whom an entire issue is devoted. The journal is open to the work of philosophically-inclined writers from all disciplines, although potential contributors should look in the 'About' section under Policies to check for subject-specific special issues that may be coming up. Full-text articles for all extant issues are available in PDF format, and a search facility is provided. The Register section gives the opportunity receive email alerts of new issues, or to participate in the peer-review process.
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CrossCurrents
http://www.aril.org/
This is the home page of CrossCurrents, a magazine sponsored by the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life. Articles therein come from the interfaith community and these deal with a vast array of socio-religious issues relating to life in the postmodern era. The site publishes the tables of contents of the current issue, with links provided to the text of several of these at no charge. It provides a number of full-text articles taken from previous issues, as well special collections of articles organised under themes like 'Religion and Violence'; 'Nature as Thou'; 'Returning to Scripture'; 'Education of the Heart'; and 'Sophia's Sisters'. The magazine's submission policy and an online forum that enables readers to register their reaction to issues raised on the site are also available.
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Cyberphilosophy journal
http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/cpj/
This is the homepage of the Cyberphilosophy Journal (CPJ) hosted by the University College of the Cariboo. This online resource is geared specifically towards students and aims to involve them in the exchange and discussion of philosophical ideas, with a particular emphasis on educational, informational and recreational technology. This involves discussing how recent technology relates to notions of an "online self", artificial communities, gender issues, online democracy and similar issues. The site does not, however, seem to have been updated since 2001. It nevertheless still allows access to all articles, essays, article reviews and website reviews published between 1998 to 2001. A search engine is available.
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David Chalmers
http://consc.net/
The home page of David Chalmers, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University, offers full-text versions of many of his own articles, plus a range of other resources. The papers cover consciousness, meaning and modality, and artificial intelligence, and other related topics: the works are usefully grouped under different subject headings, and are introduced, with a pithy summary, by Chalmers himself. Additionally, there are links to places on the Web where his work is discussed, plus Chalmers' replies to the criticisms raised. No less useful are Chalmers' guides to other resources: these include MindPapers, a bibliography of over 18,000 works in the philosophy of mind, plus extensive lists of links to freely available papers on consciousness, to the Web pages of individual philosophers whose work may be found online, and to other relevant Web resources. On a lighter note, there is also a philosophical humour section. The site is easily navigable and clearly presented, and is an extremely valuable resource for all working in philosophy of mind and allied fields.
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Descriptive and formal ontology
http://www.formalontology.it/
Descriptive and Formal Ontology, developed by Raul Corazzon, has brought together an extensive and extremely useful collection of materials on a wide range of topics relating to ontology. The site is divided into two primary areas: first, the shape of contemporary ontological discussions as revealed in both its philosophical and technological relationships, and second, the historical development of ontology. Regarding the first aspect, special attention is paid to its discussion and development among major ontologists, and its present applications in computer models, databases and language mapping. Here one will find a good supply of introductory background and additional links on thinkers from the last two centuries, organized by name and, where appropriate, significant groups like the Vienna School, or related developments like process theology. A number of online articles are available, along with bibliographic and biographical collections on major scholars, such as Nino Cocchiarella, and their works. Students will also appreciate a selection of definitions for 'Ontology' and descriptions of on-going problems in the field. The second part of this site is entitled 'Apropos the history of ontology'. Here the user is introduced to some of the earlier themes and thinkers in ontological discussions, beginning with Anselm of Canterbury's (1033-1109) formulation of five ontological proofs for the existence of God, and continuing through to the seventeenth century. Those researching opinions and attitudes towards this subject in the Middle Ages are strongly encouraged to look through the large 'Annotated Bibliography of the medieval theories of suppositio and oratio mentalis'. The site also introduces the research of a few contemporary leading historians with a substantial focus on this subject at that time.
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Diotima : a philosophical review
http://college.holycross.edu/diotima/
'Diotima: A Philosophical Review' is an online philosophical journal that is published biannually by the Department of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross at Worcester, Massachusetts. The journal contains essays, reviews, poems, and dialogues on an extensive range of topics. The subject content is predominantly quite general in nature and is thus designed to be of interest to the educated non-specialist. This homepage contains the full contents of two issues, one published in 2000, the other in 2001. Unfortunately the site does not seem to have been updated since 2001. Hence although it has also included a number of links (e.g. to events and other journals and resources on philosophy), a number of these can no longer be accessed.
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Dogma
http://dogma.free.fr/
Dogma is an electronic journal that publishes articles and reviews in the areas of philosophy, psychoanalysis, critical theory, political theory, aesthetics, and sociology. Most of the articles appear here in French, but there is also some material in English and German. All articles are fully downloadable and freely available. In addition to the papers, there is a broad selection of reviews of recent publications in the aforementioned fields. There is also an extensive bibliography of a selection of contemporary authors, as well as a sophisticated search facility. In sum, this is a very well-designed, user-friendly Web resource that offers a substantial range of high quality material.
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Dualist, The
http://www.stanford.edu/group/dualist/
The Dualist is an ejournal of the best in undergraduate philosophy writing. The journal is not simply the home page of a philosophy student eager to publish her work. Instead, The Dualist is a high-quality refereed journal that solicits papers, thereby allowing undergraduates to publish their work in a respectable, scholarly environment. The magazine is primarily dedicated to essays in analytic philosophy, but there are also interviews with major thinkers, and occasional forays into Continental thought. With its commitment to the best writing, The Dualist will be of interest to undergraduates studying philosophy, literature or politics.
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E-pisteme
http://research.ncl.ac.uk/e-pisteme/
E-pisteme is a postgraduate ejournal based at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle University. It aims to provide a platform for early career academics, publishing peer-reviewed articles by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature, and describes itself as 'seeking to challenge traditionally defined ways of thinking and conducting research'. The themes for the first two issues were 'Voices' and 'Boundaries', and featured articles on widely varying topics, including: the voice in rap; the impact of English as the international language of scientific publication; voice in the history of psychoanalysis; the influence of English on modern Polish; and Marilyn Monroe's screen presence in The Misfits. All papers are freely available. Submission guidelines for prospective authors are also provided.
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Edge
http://www.edge.org/
Edge is a web magazine and email list emanating from the Reality Club, which is a group of self-styled intellectuals concerned with topical issues of scientific, philosophical, and cultural resonance. In particular, the magazine recognises scientists as a part of the intellectual community. There is hence a heavy bias in the magazine towards the sciences, especially the public presentation of advancements and controversies in physics, evolutionary biology, and neurophysiology. In 2010, the focus is on how the Internet is changing the way people think.
The site is at first glance puzzling to navigate, as the purpose of separate sections is not transparent, and parts of the site are duplicated in different sections. The current edition of the magazine can be read from the home page, and consists primarily of recent articles drawn from other sources, while past feature articles can be found in the "Features" section, and past editions in their entirety can be found indexed and archived in the "Edge Editions" section. Instructions for subscribing and receiving Edge by email are given. The "Reality Club" section of the site consists in transcripts of talks and responses from the club's members. The "Third Culture" section presents a history of the thinking behind Edge and the Reality Club, and a link to biographies of some its important figures and contributors, whereas the "Digerati" section offers hagiographies of a group of people cast as the elite of the cyberspace communications revolution. A search facility for the whole site is provided.
There is more than a hint of self-congratulation to be found on this site, with respect to its apparent cutting-edge status, nevertheless the fact remains that important thinkers contribute to and are discussed here, and it would be of interest to anyone seeking to monitor the current climate of science and humanities journalism.
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Emotions and feelings in psychiatric illness
http://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/research/efpi/
This website describes an AHRC-funded research project aiming to "enrich interdisciplinary emotion research by drawing on current work in psychiatry". Emotion and feeling have long of interest to philosophers and psychologists, but work psychiatry suggests several areas that have been neglected. Likewise, psychiatrists stand to benefit from the "analytic tools, concepts, methods and empirical data" developed by philosophers and psychologists. The project aims to hold a number of interdisciplinary workshops and a conference, details of which are available here.
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Film-philosophy
http://www.film-philosophy.com/
This is the website for the online journal 'Film Philosophy' (ISSN 1466-4615) and its JISCmail discussion list, film-philosophy@jiscmail.ac.uk, both of which promote "a philosophical view of cinema and film studies" and combine "original review-articles with immediate email response and argument". A substantial resource for both students and researchers interested in Film Studies, philosophical aesthetics and world cinema, 'Film Philosophy' offers scholarly articles, a discussion forum and a gateway to the best of the Web for Film and Cultural Studies in general. The scope of the site is vast. Topics for discussion within the site's journal and email list have included the work of individual filmmakers and critics such as: Jean Baudrillard; Jacques Derrida; Laura Mulvey; Slavoj Zizek; Gilles Deleuze; David Lynch; Lars von Trier; Wim Wenders; Ken Loach; as well as broader consideration of French cinema; German cinema; postmodern cinema; horror; the avant-garde; documentary, and so on. Post-modernist and post-structuralist thinking and references abound, but there are also nods to Plato (428-347 BCE), Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), Marxism, and psychoanalysis, to name but a few. The site consists of three main sections: a journal with film and book reviews, and articles; a 'salon' or email list (which also includes the journal texts and responses to them); and a portal containing news of events and publications, and extensive links to other philosophy and cinema-related sites. The complete archive contents of the journal and the salon are freely and openly available. Instructions for joining the discussion list or receiving the digest version, and for contributing book reviews and articles, are given. This site would be of interest to students and researchers in aesthetics, cultural studies, or film theory, or to the philosophically-minded film-buff in search of an intellectual perspective on the medium.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak : a bibliography
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/pubs/scctr/Wellek/spivak/
This online bibliography of the published works of postcolonial critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942- ), compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan, comprises a fairly exhaustive year-by-year listing (albeit only up to 2000 at the time of reviewing). Spivak, who has described herself as a Marxist, deconstructionist and feminist, made her reputation with a translation of, and preface to, Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology. Her famous essay, "Can the subaltern speak?" (1988) is an example of her self-reflexive interrogation of the ethics of postcolonial critique. Hosted by the Critical Theory Institute at University of California, Irvine, the resource was established to complement Spivak's lectures for the Wellek library lecture series in 2000. Yeghiayan's bibliography also lists reviews of Spivak's books, as well as critical references to Spivak and her work.
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Inquiry : an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0020174x.asp
'Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy' (ISSN: 1502-3923) came into being in 1958 and has since published articles on all areas of philosophy. The site includes instructions for authors, pricing details, and subscription information. It contains the tables of contents and abstracts of all articles published since 1998. A full-text sample issue is also available, although free user registration is required to view this. Articles featured include: 'Winch on moral dilemmas and moral modality'; 'Metaphysics and morality'; 'Cosmological fecundity; idealism and the philosophy of mind'; 'Rorty on religion and hope'; 'Foucault and ethical universality'; 'Modernity and morality in Habermas' discourse ethics'; and 'The perspectival nature of probability and inference'. The journal is published 6 times a year by Routledge and it is edited by Dr Wayne Martin of the University of Essex.
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