PhilPapers is increasingly becoming a go-to hub for new and old research in philosophy, and is part of the ongoing effort to make scholarship openly available to all who need it. It is also fast becoming the preferred career networking site for professional philosophers. If your research interests are in any way related to philosophy, it is highly recommended that you make PhilPapers part of your research process.
What is it?
PhilPapers is an online research hub in philosophy. It consists of an index of published work in philosophy, an aggregator of online philosophical content, an open access archive, and a structured bibliography covering the full range of philosophical topics. The site is maintained by the Center for Digital Philosophy at Western University, and is supported by thousands of scholars all over the world.
Searching PhilPapers
It is easily searchable, and you are encouraged to set up your own account to suggest changes to entries, as wellasuploadyou own content. This also allows you to save your searches and set up RSS feeds and email alerts.
What can you find?
PhilPapers has very broad coverage, including over 2 million books and articles in its indexes and more than 4500 journals. It also serves as a preprint archive and a professional networking tool.
Many philosophers have begun to use their PhilPeople page as their main personal webpage.
Would you like to join?
When using it, you should keep in mind that PhilPapers is a unique kind of database. Entries are created by the users themselves, on the basis metadata provided by publishers, or by harvesting from RSS feeds, CrossRef, and the Open Access Initiative. As a result, entries will sometimes have incomplete or erroneous data. It is constantly updated, however, so if you catch anything you are more than welcome to bring it to the attention of the team. This process is also much easier if you create an account at the site.
Written by Thomas Basbøll
PhilPapers is increasingly becoming a go-to hub for new and old research in philosophy, and is part of the ongoing effort to make scholarship openly available to all who need it. It is also fast becoming the preferred career networking site for professional philosophers. If your research interests are in any way related to philosophy, it is highly recommended that you make PhilPapers part of your research process.
What is it?
PhilPapers is an online research hub in philosophy. It consists of an index of published work in philosophy, an aggregator of online philosophical content, an open access archive, and a structured bibliography covering the full range of philosophical topics. The site is maintained by the Center for Digital Philosophy at Western University, and is supported by thousands of scholars all over the world.
Searching PhilPapers
It is easily searchable, and you are encouraged to set up your own account to suggest changes to entries, as wellasuploadyou own content. This also allows you to save your searches and set up RSS feeds and email alerts.
What can you find?
PhilPapers has very broad coverage, including over 2 million books and articles in its indexes and more than 4500 journals. It also serves as a preprint archive and a professional networking tool.
Many philosophers have begun to use their PhilPeople page as their main personal webpage.
Would you like to join?
When using it, you should keep in mind that PhilPapers is a unique kind of database. Entries are created by the users themselves, on the basis metadata provided by publishers, or by harvesting from RSS feeds, CrossRef, and the Open Access Initiative. As a result, entries will sometimes have incomplete or erroneous data. It is constantly updated, however, so if you catch anything you are more than welcome to bring it to the attention of the team. This process is also much easier if you create an account at the site.
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