Philosophies and Philosophers Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Resources – Teaching and Learning | Squire Family Foundation This page contains resources to help teachers plan a philosophy course, unit, lesson; and to encourage the creation of a philosophy club or discussion group. It includes materials that can be used as primary texts to be interpreted, analyzed, and discussed; as well as materials that can be used for background information and materials for tapping into the various streams of philosophical discourse going on around us. Primary philosophy texts 1. By philosophers past Educational Philosophies Reader Edited by Grace Roosevelt (March, 2011) Roosevelt teaches at the Metropolitan College of New York. The book can be ordered from: lulu.com. Guide to Philosophy on the Internet Although this site hasn’t been updated recently, it remains one of the most comprehensive web resources. Early Modern Philosophy This site contains classic philosophic texts – Descartes, Hume, Locke, Kant, among others – translated into readable English by Jonathan F. 2. Non-Traditional Primary Materials 1. a. b. 2. 3. 4. 1.
Internet History Sourcebooks Internet Modern History Sourcebook The Internet Modern History Sourcebook now contains thousands of sources and the previous index pages were so large that they were crashing many browsers. See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. Explanation of Sources of Material Here. See the Help! The Modern History Sourcebook now works as follows: This Main Index page has been much extended to show all sections and sub sections. Additional Study/Research Aids In addition to the above structure, there are a series of pages to help teacher and students. Modern History in the Movies Older Style Big Indices Still Available Since some faculty members had built into their course pages direct links to the Sourcebook's old indexes, these remain available, but will not be updated with materials added after 12/31/1998. Subjects covered by the source texts in each Section. Studying History The Early Modern World Reformation Early Modern World Everyday Life Absolutism Constitutional States Enlightenment
Rationally Speaking Introduction to Philosophy This course will introduce you to some of the main areas of research in contemporary philosophy. Each module a different philosopher will talk you through some of the most important questions and issues in their area of expertise. We’ll begin by trying to understand what philosophy is – what are its characteristic aims and methods, and how does it differ from other subjects? Then we’ll spend the rest of the course gaining an introductory overview of several different areas of philosophy. Guide to the World's Philosophers - philosophers.co.uk
Timeline of Western philosophers - encyclopedia article about Timeline of Western philosophers. Timeline of Western philosophers A wide-ranging list of philosophers from the Western traditions of philosophy. Included are not only philosophers (Socrates, Plato), but also those who have had a marked importance upon the philosophy of the day. The list stops at the year 1950, after which philosophers fall into the category of Contemporary philosophy. Western and Middle Eastern philosophers Classical philosophers Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 546 BCE). Antisthenes (c. 444 – 365 BCE). Hellenistic Philosophers Carneades (c. 214 – 129 BCE). Lucretius (c. 99 – 55 BCE). Roman Era Philosophers Cicero (c. 106 BCE – 43 BCE) Philo (c. 20 BCE – 40 CE). Western Medieval Era Philosophers Al-Kindi (c. 801 – 873). al-Faràbi (c. 870 – 950). Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (c. 980 – 1037). Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175–1253). Ramon Llull (c. 1232–1315) Catalan philosopher Duns Scotus (c. 1266–1308). Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464). Early Modern Philosophers