Existentialism, Phenomenology and Objectivism have been the most important influences on my worldview and thus links to such resources are highlighted here.
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Existentialism | Phenomenology | Objectivism
General Philosophical
Links A good list of philosophy groups' home pages divided into 6 categories.
Descriptions of each of these groups are provided but appear in very light
text so that they are difficult to read. Simply highlight the descriptions
with your cursor to read them more easily. (A few other sites are nearly
invisible in the same way and the same solution applies)
Philosophy on the Web Another excellent resource that covers more kinds of access to philosophy information than the first one and is much easier to read. It has a white against black format similar to the one this page uses. Research Institute for the Humanities - Philosophy Also and excellent site with many links of valuable references. |
Existentialism: (top)
Realm of Existentialism An excellent and eloquent site that begins with soothing music on its main page. Very artistic.
The Existentialism Page A one page (albeit very long page) historical introduction to the main themes and philosophers of the existential movement. No links elsewhere provided here.
The Existential Hideout An elegant and graphically rich (aka slow to download) page with many diverse links. He also accepts submissions for publication onto his web site but emphasizes English translations. Some are not in English...if you do not know Finnish, skip that essay.
Shakespeare and Early Existentialism An essay in which Mikael Siiril suggests the epilogue of the Tempest shows existential content. Interesting notion.
Phenomenology: (top)
The Edmund Husserl Page of Phenomenology An excellent page with primary document content of Husserl's own writings posted for you to experience and interpret for your self.
David Chalmers Home Page This man is a very erudite philosopher on the philosophy of mind. He works in the resolution of the mind/ body problem and its apparent dichotomy.
Towards the Essence of the Reflection about Everything Here Ian Rory Owen suggests that the responsible use of phenomenology in applying it to existentialism can lead to a healing psychotherapeutic result.
Phenomenology (An Introduction) This introduction expounds on the place of phenomenology in the history of science and its current status as a philosophical discipline.
Phenomenology of Time Here Tim van Gelden suggests that both phenomenology and cognitive science are necessary to explain time consciousness.
Phenomenology of Hominids A phenomenological treatment of the theory of evolution. It is heavily laden with jargon and very abstract.
Phenomenology - a Heideggerian Interpretation Here it is argued that phenomenology is literally translated "that which shows itself" and the source of phenomena (a phenomenological treatment of phenomenology) suggest that Being or Daisen is the ultimate reality.
Phenomenological Existential Psychology A series of 13 essays are introduced which cover the use of phenomenological approach to psychotherapy. Contributions include those from physicians, scientists, religious leaders, and others.
Synesthesia - Existentialist Phenomenology and Neuropsychology This essays explores the relevance of both phenomenology and neuropsychology to the cross-modal sensory experiences of synesthesia (the opposite of anesthesia).
Phenomenological Psychology and Physics Here Victor Mansfield suggests that the interaction of a patient and analyst in the Jungian tradition at least approximates "transference as an interactive field" in the model of physics.
Phenomenological Physics of Quantum Behavior At the Phenomenology Institute, the phenomena of high energy physics are studied with a focus on the integration of theory and experiment in this extremely theoretically rich field or discipline.
Objectivism: (top)
Any Rand Institute the official representation of Ayn Rand's philosophy as led by her "intellectual and legal heir" Leonard Peikoff
Institute of Objectivist Studies Offers the official year in review primarily for this institute's members. This is the other main Objectivist group.
Freemarket.com Links for Libertarians which include Objectivists.
Objectivism WWW Service A service to disseminate Objectivist information and connect like minded people together via online discussion forums.
Ayn Rand at the Conservative Bookstore Provides an extensive selection of Objectivist books including all (or nearly all) of the publications of Ayn Rand herself
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