Philanthropy

American Transcendentalism Web: Amos Bronson Alcott American Transcendentalism Web: Amos Bronson Alcott- Short biography by Amy Belding Brown, with a portrait and links. Amos Bronson Text Amos Bronson Text- Biography of Louisa May Alcott's father, from the Orchard House website. Amos Bronson Alcott Network Amos Bronson Alcott Network- Site dedicated to this philosopher, his works and teachings. Includes online texts and biographies. Alcmaeon of Croton Alcmaeon of Croton- Life and work of early Greek medical writer and philosopher-scientist; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Carl Huffman. Albert of Saxony Albert of Saxony- Entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Albert Albert- Biography of Albert (1316-1390) from the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Albert of Saxony Albert of Saxony- Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia; by Joël Biard. Muslim Philosophy: Al-Razi Muslim Philosophy: Al-Razi- Article on his varied career, including bibliography. Wikipedia: Abu_Bakr_Mohammad_Ibn_Zakariya_al-Razi Wikipedia: Abu_Bakr_Mohammad_Ibn_Zakariya_al-Razi- Detailed article with links. Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Al-Razi, the Clinician Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Al-Razi, the Clinician- Part of an exhibit at the US National Library of Medicine. Includes images of some pages from his works. Razi Commemoration Day Razi Commemoration Day- Article reviewing various aspects of his legacy. Great Books: Kindi Great Books: Kindi- Short article on his writings and influence. al-Marja.com: Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi (Alkindus) al-Marja.com: Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi (Alkindus)- Short article on this early Islamic thinker's legacy. Muslim Philosophy: al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya‘qub ibn Ishaq Muslim Philosophy: al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya‘qub ibn Ishaq- Article reviewing his various philosophical teachings. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Abu Hamid al-Ghazali- Basic information and an extensive collection of annotated links. Centre for Islam and Science - Al-Ghazali Centre for Islam and Science - Al-Ghazali- Biographical article by Mustafa Abu Sway. Includes lists of primary and secondary sources. Al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali- A student project by Henry Snyder on this Sufi philosopher. Includes biography, intellectual background, and a review of a portion of The Incoherence of the Philosophe… The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife- T.J. Winter's translation of this excerpt from Ghazali's The Revival of the Religious Sciences. From the Fordham Medieval Sourcebook. Wikipedia: Al-Farabi Wikipedia: Al-Farabi- Brief entry from this openly-edited reference work. Muslim Philosophy: al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Muslim Philosophy: al-Farabi, Abu Nasr- Article discussing his life and teachings on metaphysics, epistemology and politics. Abu Al-Nasr Al-Farabi Abu Al-Nasr Al-Farabi- Extensive information on the work and legacy of this medieval Arabic philosopher. Ajdukiewicz's Theory of Meaning Ajdukiewicz's Theory of Meaning- A paper by Ryszard Wojcicki, discussing the thought of this philosopher in depth. Text is available in Word and PDF formats. A Brief History of the State of Exception A Brief History of the State of Exception- Agamben surveys the state's power to suspend the rule of law from the French Revolution to George W. Bush. Excerpt from "State of Except… Aenesidemus Aenesidemus- Brief article on this thinker from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Medieval Sourcebook: Adelard of Bath Medieval Sourcebook: Adelard of Bath- Excerpts from this thinker's Natural Questions, in which he argues that divine agency should not be invoked for those things which can be und… Wikipedia: Adelard of Bath Wikipedia: Adelard of Bath- Concise article with links. MacTutor History of Mathematics: Adelard of Bath MacTutor History of Mathematics: Adelard of Bath- Biographical article with bibliography and links to related topics. Catholic Encyclopedia: Adelard of Bath Catholic Encyclopedia: Adelard of Bath- Short article on this 12th-century thinker by William Turner. Philosophers: Robert Adamson Philosophers: Robert Adamson- Passage from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Discusses his movement from idealism to realism. Catholic Encyclopedia: Don Isaac Abrabanel Catholic Encyclopedia: Don Isaac Abrabanel- Short review of his life and writings, by Romain Butin. B. Judah Abravanel, Poem to His Son B. Judah Abravanel, Poem to His Son- Translation of this 1503 writing by Abrabanel, in anticipation of his son joining him in Italy. Historia Calamitatum Historia Calamitatum- Full text from the Medieval Sourcebook. Peter Abelard and the Origins of Nominalism Peter Abelard and the Origins of Nominalism- Raul Corazzon discusses Peter Abelard's ontological and semantical theories and the origins of Nominalism; includes an annotated bibli… Abelard Abelard- Concise biographical information by William Turner, covering both the personal and intellectual of this thinker. Includes a list of his extant philosophical works. Peter Abelard Peter Abelard- Biographical essay from a modern Christian perspective. Peter Abelard: Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher Peter Abelard: Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher- Biographical essay with some translated hymns and prayers by this Scholastic thinker. Abelard, Peter Abelard, Peter- Biography and background information from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Abelard of Le Pallet Abelard of Le Pallet- A short biography of Abelard of Le Pallet, complete with an adequate selected bibliography. The Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 583: Pierre Abelard The Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 583: Pierre Abelard- Radio broadcast given by John Lienhard for KUHF. Transcript and streaming audio available. Postmodern Essay Generator Postmodern Essay Generator- A parody of the postmodern school of academic writing written by Andrew C. Bulhak, using a system for generating random text. Doom Patrols Doom Patrols- A theoretical fiction about postmodernism and popular culture, by Steven Shaviro. Presidential Lectures: Jacques Derrida Presidential Lectures: Jacques Derrida- A guide to deconstructionism from Stanford University. WebRing: The Objectivism WebRing WebRing: The Objectivism WebRing- A general webring for objectivist sites. WebRing: The Objectivist & Individualist Web Ring WebRing: The Objectivist & Individualist Web Ring- A webring for websites that contains objectivist/individualist/libertarian ideas. WebRing: The Ring of Selfishness WebRing: The Ring of Selfishness- A webring containing sites supporting objectivism, especially those pertaining to rational selfishness, self-interest, and individualism. WebRing: Ayn Rand Webring WebRing: Ayn Rand Webring- A webring meant to connect all the web-pages that provide detailed information on 20th Century philosopher Ayn Rand. WebBring: Objective Art Webring WebBring: Objective Art Webring- A webring of sites explaining, selling, discussing or displaying art (paintings, music, poetry, and fiction) and/or discussing esthetics and objec… Objectivism for Intellectuals Objectivism for Intellectuals- A blog explaining and arguing for the principles of Objectivism, with occasional commentary on other subjects from an Objectivist perspective. Ayn Rand and Objectivism Reference Center Ayn Rand and Objectivism Reference Center- Collection of reference materials including FAQs, chronologies, and indexes of Rand's writing. Objectivist Theory of Free Will Objectivist Theory of Free Will- Defense of free will using Objectivist insights.