This site provides text from a lecture that looks at European culture after WWI. Looks at the literary and artistic developments during and as a result of the war. With links to several biographical websites on authors and philosophers...

An extensive biography of Diogenes, his travels, and beliefs.

Alphabetized dictionary offering "concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy." Brief entries cross-linked to further entries. Quite useful.

Access the full range of content in the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" from this A-Z index page.

A thorough collection of summaries of various philosophies with philosopher biographies. Includes a timeline. Extensive resources are completely searchable.

An extensive PowerPoint presentation will enhance study and review of the famed philosophers. Gather more knowledge of Newton, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, and Franklin among others.

A online timeline of western philosophers that allows you to click to images and short biographies of many of the great thinkers of the Western world. Site includes a study guide and a dictionary to help students learning philosophy....

A lengthly biography of German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. A supplement to the biography available at Hegel.net.

This resource presents the complete text of a major work by the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, in which he discusses the idea of "moral obligation" which was important to developing a political philosophy.

Biography of Hume (1711-1776 CE), including personal and educational information, and publication dates for major works. Also features an excerpt from a private letter written when Hume was around 15.

This site provides an extensive library of British journals from the 18th and 19th centuries.

This Stanford University encyclopedia entry discusses Confucius (551-479 BCE), who, according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.

Writings of philosopher John Locke on religious toleration, government and society from which students will gain an understanding of the underpinnings of American government.

A complete, undergraduate level online course from MIT.

Clear, concise introduction to various coherence theories of truth. Author explains several versions of the theory, the arguments for and against them, while avoiding too much philosophical jargon. Includes bibliography.

This is an extended review of Martin Stannard's two volumes of Waugh's biography. Stannard contends that Waugh is "a brilliant satirest, one of the funniest writers of the century." The book and this review provide insight into Waugh's...

Excellent article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy tracing the development of "divine illumination" throughout the classical and medieval Christian philosophical tradition. Describes how this distinctively Christian...

This is a very detailed site about the life and the works of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 CE). This site provides the reader with a brief biography, comparisons between Aristotle and Aquinas, commentary on Aquinas' work, and also a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read a summary of Bartolome de Las Casas' views about the horrors of Spanish encomienda system and his arguments for proper treatment of Native Americans. Find a link to a translation of his book where...

A self-assessment of the philosophy of key figures during the American Revolution (1754-1800).

Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, "A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery", encapsulates in one moment the age of Enlightenment. View pictures and read details of this painting in this essay.

The story of the word X-Ray is one of great thinkers. French philosopher Rene Descartes isolated the letters X, Y and Z to stand for unknowns, and centuries later, Wilhelm Rontgen discovered the X-ray, using the X for the unknown nature...

Silver drinking cups with relief decoration were very popular in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. Cups were sometimes made in pairs to encourage conversation about the scenes on the vessels. Cupids, scenes of Bacchus, the Roman god of...

Learning activity in which students study the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. Lesson includes individual, group and whole class activity in which students write, discuss and debate the role...