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Philosophy and Religion Resources
Updated 02/04/04
Philosophy and Philosophers
- The Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
- An online set of resources related to the entire subject of
philosophy, including biographies of the famous philosophers. Search for
concepts such as freedom, free will, democracy or the names of
philosophers. Returns helpful articles and essays.
- Guide to
Philosophy on the Internet
- A huge file of information related to philosophy and philosophers.
- Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Another place to find out about philosophy.
Religion Resources
- Religion,
Religions, Religious Studies
- A fine starting place for research and information about the world's
religions. Select a major religious group, and follow the pathways to
your particular area of interest. Includes helpful notes on each of the
many links to information about the religions.
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Not
Just Bibles: Christian Resources
- The Internet has a lot of resources and information related to the
Christian religions. This is a major collection of links to those Web sites.
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The
Contents of the Jewish Scriptures
- Background information related to the Jewish Scriptures, provided via
a college course on religions. Especially good link to a section on The
Prophets.
- Major
Hindu Scriptures
- Cultural and historical information related to the holy scriptures of
the Hindu Religion, provided via a college course on religions.
- Classical
Chinese Scriptures
- Historical and background information related to the Chinese
religions, provided via a college course on religions.
- Zen Buddhist
Texts
- Full text of key texts of Buddhism.
Theme: Democracy, Freedom, and Society Resources
- Library of
Congress: Country Studies
- Library of Congress offers this series of online materials which provide
extensive information on all aspects of the country, its society, natural
resources, economy, history, and international relationships.
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Countries:
From Washington Post
- Search the Washington Post for current news and information about the
countries of the world.
- E-texts of
17th & 18th Century Philosophers
- A period when many of the ideas behind the American democracy were
being formed and explored. These links will lead you to many of the works
of philosophers whose influence is felt in the U.S. even today.
- Principia Cybernetica
Table of Contents
- This is a gathering place which "tries to tackle age-old
philosophical questions with the help of the most recent cybernetic
theories and technologies." Covers many basic philosophical ideas, such
as freedom, the meaning of life, what is true knowledge, etc. Offers
generally short and helpful explanations which are hyperlinked to related
terms.
- Freedom
- Principia Cybernetica's section on the concept of Freedom.
- Integration and
Freedom
- Principia Cybernetica's section on the relationships between the
concepts of Integration and Freedom.
- Social
Contract
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy reviews the concepts behind
the Social Contract theories. Helpful way to understand this basic idea
which helped shape democracy in America.
- Jean Jacques
Rousseau
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy section on the philosopher
who is associated with the idea of the "social contract".
- Free Will and
Determinism
- An essay by a recent college graduate which explores the topic of:
Free Will and Determinism, are they incompatible?
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