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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing both an online encyclopedia of philosophy and peer-reviewed original publication.
- The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, second edition. The Encyclopedia...
- Philosophy
Philosophy (φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek)...
- The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- 1 Introduction
- 4 Why the SEP (and other DRWs) Should Be Free
- 6 Future Challenges
- A More Stable Institutional Home?
A fundamental problem faced by the general public and the members of an academic discipline in the information age is how to find the most author-itative, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about an important topic. The present information explosion is the source of this problem— more ideas than ever before are being published in print, on C...
After 6 years of operation and numerous discussions with authors and subject editors involved with our project, with faculty members and col-leagues around the world, with publishers, and with university librarians, we have come to the conclusion that if the means are possible, the SEP should try to remain a free resource. One may think of this as ...
Clearly then, the principal future challenge for the SEP is to find a source of income by which it can continue to be universally accessible. In this concluding section, we discuss this challenge, along with two others.
Currently, the SEP is published at Stanford University’s Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), and the Stanford Philosophy Department serves as its Advisory Board. Our analysis suggests that the best institutional home for the SEP is an academic setting of this kind. Numerous reasons for this are readily apparent. An institution ...
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Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), which as of Summer 2023, has nearly 1800 entries online. From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished ...
Sep 21, 2015 · Edward Zalta, a philosopher at Stanford’s Center for the Study of Language and Information, launched it way back in September 1995, with just two entries. Advertisement. Philosophizing, pre ...
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work. Co-Principal Editors:Edward N. Zalta and Uri Nodelman.
