Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy" (IEP) is a free online encyclopedia on philosophical topics and philosophers founded by James Fieser in 1995. The current general editors are James Fieser and Bradley Dowden. The staff also includes numerous area editors as well as volunteers. While of high quality, the encyclopedia is in general more accessible and introductory than the similar "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy".
About the IEP
The IEP is a non-profit organization that receives no funding. [About the IEP: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/about.htm] The mission statement of the IEP is as follows:
"The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy" was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The IEP is free of charge and available to all internet users world wide. The present staff of 25 editors and approximately 200 authors hold doctorate degrees and are professors at colleges and universities around the world, most notably from the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. The submission and review process of articles is the same as that with printed philosophy journals, books and reference works. The authors are specialists in the areas in which they write, and are frequently leading authorities. [IEP Statement of Purpose: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-purp.htm]
In short, the IEP is an encyclopedia that attempts to provide a wide readership with free philosophical articles that remain of high academic quality.
cholarly standards
According to the IEP, the quality of its articles is "at the same level as that of the best multi-volume encyclopedias of philosophy which appear in print." [IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm] This is achieved primarily by recruiting well-qualified contributors and using a peer review process that is "rigorous and meets high academic standards". [IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm] The encyclopedia uses a traditional, closed procedure for commissioning and refereeing its permanent articles (comparable to that of the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy": see peer review), but sometimes uses material from public domain resources to create temporary stop-gap articles until permanent articles are completed. [About the IEP: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/about.htm]
ee also
*List of online encyclopedias
References and notes
External links
* [http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/ IEP web page]
* [http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards]
* [http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/editors.htm IEP Editorial Staff]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — (IEP) est une encyclopédie en ligne d accès gratuit sur la philosophie fondée par James Fieser en 1995. Les « éditeurs généraux » actuels sont James Fieser et Bradley Dowden. L équipe inclut des éditeurs issus de nombreux domaines aussi … Wikipédia en Français
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Die Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) ist ein frei zugängliches Online Nachschlagewerk zu Begriffen, Themen und Theoretikern der systematischen Philosophie und Philosophiegeschichte. Sie wurde 1995 von James Fieser gegründet. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Encyclopedia of Philosophy — The Encyclopedia of Philosophy is one of the two major English encyclopedias of philosophy (the other being the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy).The first edition of the encyclopedia was in eight volumes, edited by Paul Edwards, and… … Wikipedia
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely accessible online encyclopedia of philosophy maintained by Stanford University. The SEP was initially developed with U.S. public funding from the NEH and NSF. A long term fundraising plan… … Wikipedia
Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy — La Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (abrégé SEP) est une encyclopédie de philosophie en ligne mise en place et gérée par l université Stanford. Créée en 1995 par Edward N. Zalta, elle s est imposée comme la référence dans son domaine. La SEP… … Wikipédia en Français
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Die Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) wurde 1995 als dynamisches Nachschlagewerk („dynamic reference work“) begründet. Die SEP gilt als eines der besten frei zugänglichen philosophischen Lexika im Internet und erfreut sich, ausgehend von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — La Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (abrégé SEP) est une encyclopédie de philosophie en ligne mise en place et gérée par l université Stanford. Créée en 1995 par Edward N. Zalta, elle s est imposée comme la référence dans son domaine. La SEP… … Wikipédia en Français
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — La Enciclopedia de filosofía de Stanford (SEP) es una enciclopedia de libre acceso en línea mantenida por la Universidad de Stanford. La enciclopedia se desarrolló inicialmente con fondos públicos del NEH y del NSF. Un plan de recolección de… … Wikipedia Español
Philosophy of language — is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for Analytic Philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the… … Wikipedia
Philosophy of sex — is the part of applied philosophy studying sex and love. It includes both ethics of phenomena such as prostitution, rape, sexual harassment, sexual identity, and homosexuality, and conceptual analysis of concepts such as what is sex ? It also… … Wikipedia
