Philosophy website recommendations?
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Philosophy website recommendations?
Someone has asked me if I can recommend him some philosophy websites. He's looking for something with some historical context surrounding the development of the ideas and without all the jargon and without being too dry. I am unable to help him so I'm going to use my SD.net lifeline and appeal to the collective knowledge of you guys. Any recommendations?
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Kuroneko
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In general, books would serve better than the internet, but I can still recommend the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Other than that, I haven't come across any good websites that cover philosophy in general and still do so in any reasonable amount of detail.
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Patrick Degan
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For a somewhat left-field approach to philosophy, there's always Robert Anton Wilson's website. Just remember to expect a sudden sharp turn at right angles to reality. 
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Re: Philosophy website recommendations?
Maybe the good old fashioned way and get some books from the library?Zadius wrote:Someone has asked me if I can recommend him some philosophy websites. He's looking for something with some historical context surrounding the development of the ideas and without all the jargon and without being too dry. I am unable to help him so I'm going to use my SD.net lifeline and appeal to the collective knowledge of you guys. Any recommendations?
Re: Philosophy website recommendations?
That's pretty much what I've told him.Kathryn wrote:Maybe the good old fashioned way and get some books from the library?Zadius wrote:Someone has asked me if I can recommend him some philosophy websites. He's looking for something with some historical context surrounding the development of the ideas and without all the jargon and without being too dry. I am unable to help him so I'm going to use my SD.net lifeline and appeal to the collective knowledge of you guys. Any recommendations?