RESEARCH

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GLOSSARIES

THE INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY
A handy resource for general articles on philosophy, plus definitions of terms

PHILOSOPHYPAGES.COM
Garth Kemerling's useful site, with glossaries, definitions and suggestions for further reading. This is an extensive site and worth exploring!

PRINCIPIA CYBERNETICA WEB
This site tries to "tackle age-old philosophical questions with the help of the most recent cybernetic theories and technologies [....It's the ] website of the Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP), an international organization. The Project aims to develop a complete philosophy or 'world-view', based on the principles of evolutionary cybernetics, and supported by collaborative computer technologies." Which is to say, it's a good resource for philo-heads and tech-heads alike.

STANFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY
An extensive site with hundreds of definitions and articles on philosophy.

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LIBRARY

THE ALEX CATALOGUE OF ELECTRONIC TEXTS
Numerous texts are available online via links through this Berkeley site. Specializes in English Literature, American Literature, and Western Philosophy.

CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF MIND: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compiled by David Chalmers at the Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona. This is a "bibliography of recent work in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and on consciousness in the sciences." There are 5196+ entries.

THE ENGLISH SERVER: PHILOSOPHY
An impressive list of philosophical texts plus links to scholarly philosophic organizations.

HANOVER HISTORICAL TEXTS PROJECT
The Project's principal aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses. Periods covered: Europe (Ancient, The Middle Ages, Early Modern, Modern); United States (17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century); The Americas Outside the U.S.; Africa; The Middle East; India and South Asia; and East Asia.

INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
The Teachers College at Columbia University offers a small but important collection of philosophy texts online. Just click on "digital texts" under "Study Spaces."

THE INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY
A handy resource for general articles on philosophy, plus definitions of terms

MEDAILLE LIBRARY
Search Medaille's library holdings, or use any of the following on-line resources: indexes and databases; on-line reference sources; recommended web sites by subject; selected full-text sources; search the Internet. All services can be accessed off-campus provided you have the appropriate user password.

NOESIS: PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH ON-LINE
A good search engine with thousands of philosophy articles/texts. A very useful and specialized site (University of Evansville).

THE ON-LINE BOOKS PAGE
Links to 11,000+ books online.

PERSEUS PROJECT
Tufts University's large database of manuscripts pertaining to the Greeks and Romans. An impressive collection!

VIRTUAL REFERENCE SHELF
Carnegie Mellon's reference center, with links to Almanacs, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias; Alternative News Sources; Citing Digital and Print Resources; Internet Directories and Search Engines; Government Information; Grantmaking Resources; Local Information; Maps, Travel and Weather; News and Current Affairs; Statistical Resources; Time, Money, and Other Conversions.

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PHILOSOPHICAL FIELDS

AESTHETICS:

AESTHETICS ON-LINE
The American Society for Aesthetics homepage, with info on teaching resources, events, and the profession. They have a very long listing of links to journals, centers, and general web sites concerning aesthetics.

 

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CONSCIOUSNESS & EPISTEMOLOGY:

EPISTEMOLOGY, CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE MIND
Not particularly well-done, but it does contain some helpful links on Consciousness.

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ETHICS:

APPLIED ETHICS RESOURCES ON WWW
The Centre for Applied Ethics homepage with links to issues related to health care ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, moral/ethical decision making... And the list goes on.

THE INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY: APPLIED ETHICS
A single page definition of applied ethics, encyclopedia style. Also search this site for other categories within ethics.

ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER
A Washington-based center specializing in business and organizational ethics.

ETHICS UPDATES
Designed primarily for ethics instructors and their students, this site is replete with current info on ethical theory. Included are discussion forums, glossaries, syllabi, and other teaching/learning resources.

 

LOGIC:

APPETIZERS AND LESSONS FOR MATHEMATICS AND REASON
An unusual site, with "lessons" on math and logic. A good resource for basic definitions and teaching/learning materials.

THE ATHEISM WEB: LOGICS AND FALLACIES
According to the site, their aim is "to explain the basics of logical reasoning, and hopefully improve the overall quality of debate [on the web]." It's a laudable goal, and they take us toward it with this excellent source for clear, detailed definitions and examples. Check out Infidels.org, too.

FACTASIA
A well-organized site with definitions and additional applications of logic within computing.

PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC
Looking for huge blocks of dense text? Then E. J. Lowe's site is for you. If you have the time and patience, it's very informative....

PHILOSOPHYPAGES.COM
Garth Kemerling's useful site, with definitions and suggestions for further reading.

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PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS

ANALYTIC:

ANALYSIS
An online journal on analytic philosophy, but it costs to read it.

ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
Mostly text-based with a general definition and some links to pages which cover certain aspects of analytic philosophy in more depth.

ENGLISH ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY AND THE VIENNA CIRCLE
Atake-it-or-leave-it site that gives the history of English analytic philosophy. It also provides additional information on the key players in the movement.

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EXISTENTIAL:

THE CRY!!
A somewhat freaky-looking site that gives information about different existential philosophers. There's poetry and art, too!!

EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY WEBSITE (EPW)
Provides web resources and online resources.

EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Text-only page that covers the basics of existential philosophy.

THE REALM OF EXISTENTIALISM
A corny-looking site, but with some basic background definitions, materials, and links.

 

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PHENOMENOLOGY:

EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY WEBSITE (EPW)
Provides web resources and online resources.

GRUPPE PHÄNOMENOLOGIE
Homepage for the Society for the Advancement of the Reception and the Critical Development of Phenomenology and of Its Impulses. Mostly Society news and meeting info,, but some useful definitions and links.

ENCARTA: PHENOMENOLOGY
Encarta's entry explaining the basics of phenomenology. Search engine included.

PHENOMENOLOGY
Myron Orleans' dense, text-only page offers loads of info, if you have the time and patience to read it.

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WEB-GUIDES (DIRECTORIES OF PHILOSOPHY LINKS)

CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY, CRITICAL THEORY, AND POSTMODERN THOUGHT
University of Colorado at Denver site with educational resources for the teaching of philosophy. Particularly helpful are the links to works and bios for Barthes, Blanchot, Baudrillard, Derrida, Eagleton, etc.

ELECTRONIC THESES AND DISSERTATIONS IN THE HUMANITIES
A directory of online references and resources related to completed and ongoing theses and dissertations in the Humanities. Gives support to students who are seeking to post their own work on the web.

THE ELECTRIC ECLECTIC: PHILOSOPHIES
Like it sounds, links to sites with references to all types of philosophies.

EPISTEMELINKS.COM
This site is a terrific clearinghouse for philosophy links. Over 1,000 resources on 300 philosophers throughout history. Discussion groups, job listings, and more!

THE ENGLISH SERVER: PHILOSOPHY
An impressive list of philosophical texts plus links to scholarly philosophic organizations.

GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY ON THE INTERNET
Peter Suber, at the Philosophy Department of Earlham College, has put together this wonderful compendium of philosophy links. A good search engine, too!

NOESIS: PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH ON-LINE
A good search engine with thousands of philosophy articles/texts. A very useful and specialized site (University of Evansville).

PHILOSOPHY SITES ON THE INTERNET
Tel Aviv University's terrific site delivers an abundance of philosophy links: Philosophy Indexes and Search Engines; Philosophy Guides and Encyclopedias; Philosophers; Philosophical Topics; Philosophy Etexts; Philosophy Journals; Philosophical Associations and Societies. Great stuff!

VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE
The BEST Humanities site on the web. This place rocks, with hundreds of links on dozens of different topics. Start here, and you'll never stop.

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TEACHING & LEARNING

This section is a clearinghouse for academic tools, advice, and strategies in the study of philosophy. If you are a student or instructor who has links or original materials that you would like to see posted on this site, please contact the Humanities Department.

 

ASSESSMENT

ASK-ERIC INFOGUIDE
This site has a database on Internet resources, ERIC journal articles & documents, and other non-Internet related resources. Need TelNet for some applications.

ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT ESSAYS
This is a searchable database of 23 reports, recommendations, and ERIC Digests posted by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation.

ERICAE.NET
This site provides information concerning educational assessment, evaluation, and research methodology. It also provides resources to "encourage the responsible use of educational data."

ERICAE.NET: LINKS PAGE
Here's an extensive list of assessment resources on the Web. Just start your search here, and you'll find all you need!

ERICAE.NET: FAQ's
If you're just beginning in assessment, start here for some FAQ's.

EROD (EDUCATION RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY)
The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.

THEGATEWAY.ORG
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) project is a consortium effort to provide educators with access to collections of educational materials found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. Just search by topic.

A GLOSSARY OF MEASUREMENT TERMS: ERIC DIGEST
A short but handy list of terms with definitions.

LEARNER.ORG
A useful site, especially for math-science educators, but pertinent to all the disciplines.

MARYLAND ASSESSMENT ARCHIVE
Yes, it's just Maryland, but they have lots to offer in the way of assessment.

MEASURE DECISION THEORY
For the mathematically/analytically inclined, here's a page on measurement decision theory. This is a measurement model for classifying examinees based on statistical decision theory. The model is, in many ways, superior to Item Response Theory when the goal is simply classification. This page presents the model and features an interactive module which allows you to try different inputs and see the resulting decisions. Additional resources are provided.

THE META ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH STUDIES PAGE
Meta-analysis refers to the analysis of analyses... "the statistical analysis of a large collection of analysis results from individual studies for the purpose of integrating the findings." This page is intended to help you learn more about meta-analysis by providing you with an overview; links to relevant documents and resources; and free, high-quality software. Maybe a good place for helpful info on closing the assessment loop!

NCREL (NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL EDUCAIONAL LABORATORY)
This page provides some basic info on assessment.

PALS
PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually updated resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks. The tasks, collected from numerous sources, include student directions and response forms, administration procedures, scoring rubrics, examples of student work, and technical quality data calculated from field testing. On-line rater training packets have also been created for some tasks.

SEARCHERIC.ORG
Just like it sounds--handy if you're looking for a definition of a term or a resource at ERIC.

VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE
This is a mixed list of resources from VoS, University of California (Santa Barbara), but some assessment-related ones appear here.

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LEARNING TOOLS

ALL EXPERTS.COM
This site will answer your questions for free if an expert is available. Make sure you prep with your own searches and investigations first so you don't waste your (and their) time!

APPETIZERS AND LESSONS FOR MATHEMATICS AND REASON
An unusual site, with "lessons" on math and logic. A good resource for basic definitions and teaching/learning materials.

ETHICS UPDATES
Designed primarily for ethics instructors and their students, this site is replete with current info on ethical theory. Included are discussion forums, glossaries, syllabi, and other teaching/learning resources.

THEGATEWAY.ORG
A general-purpose resource, with some lesson plans and learning exercises for pre-school, high school, and college students. The search engine takes some getting used to.

GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY ON THE INTERNET
Peter Suber's excellent site offers a search engine, Internet guides, dictionaries, journals, mailing lists, newsgroups, bibliographies, you name it. There's a section on teaching & learning, too.

THE WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY
A great list of mostly drama texts online, with links to anything from newsgroups, to journals, to syllabi, to plays in print.

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TEACHING TOOLS

AICT: ART IMAGES FOR COLLEGE TEACHING
AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community. Not extensive, but it is growing.

APPETIZERS AND LESSONS FOR MATHEMATICS AND REASON
An unusual site, with "lessons" on math and logic. A good resource for basic definitions and teaching/learning materials.

ARTSEDGE
The Kennedy's Center has developed this site as on online resource for educators. Their goal is to put the arts in all the disciplines, and they offer curriculum plans and educational resources for teachers to do it. There's also a library of planning, research, and contact information.

ASK-ERIC INFOGUIDE
This site has a database on Internet resources, ERIC journal articles & documents, and other non-Internet related resources. Need TelNet for some applications. Also try
http://www.indiana.edu/~rugs/ctrdir/ecae.html.

ETHICS UPDATES
Designed primarily for ethics instructors and their students, this site is replete with current info on ethical theory. Included are discussion forums, glossaries, syllabi, and other teaching/learning resources.

THEGATEWAY.ORG
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) project is a consortium effort to provide educators with access to collections of educational materials found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. Just search by topic.

GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY ON THE INTERNET
Peter Suber's excellent site offers a search engine, Internet guides, dictionaries, journals, mailing lists, newsgroups, bibliographies, you name it. There's a section on teaching & learning, too.

THE INKSPOT
A writer's resource for creating in multiple genres, including fiction and poetry.

THE WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY
A great list of mostly drama texts online, with links to anything from newsgroups, to journals, to syllabi, to plays in print.

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RELATED LINKS

ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADULT, CAREER, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
This site offers full-text articles related to adult, career, and vocational education. Also find journals on the web (short list) and an ERIC database.

ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
It's all focused on the study of higher education, but ERIC is the one-stop-shop in that area.

EROD (EDUCATION RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY)
The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.

THEGATEWAY.ORG
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) project is a consortium effort to provide educators with access to collections of educational materials found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. Just search by topic.

THE INKSPOT
A writer's resource for creating in multiple genres, including playwrighting.

LEARNER.ORG
A useful site, especially for math-science educators, but pertinent to all the disciplines.

LEARNER.ORG: DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
A short list of distance learning resources from Annenberg/CPB.

LEARNER.ORG: STRATEGIES FOR USING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
A short list of strategies for using educational technology from Annenberg/CPB.

RicciStreet
Doug Anderson's erudite and cutting-edge site offers educational theory and support to both students and teachers. Included are in-house discussion groups and demos on web-creation.

THE SYLLABUS PROJECT
The American Educational Research Association - Division J (AERA-J) and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) are sponsoring this website project. Their mission is to collect syllabi in the field of higher education which cover a broad range of topics. Some examples: Student Development, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty and Teaching , Access and College Choice, and Research Methods.

THE WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY
A great list of mostly drama texts online, with links to anything from newsgroups, to journals, to syllabi, to plays in print.

 

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