An evolving humanities digital library. Presently collects materials on classics/antiquity, Art and Archeology, 19th Century America, Arabic, Germanic, and Greek and Roman materials, Renaissance literature, the Richmond Times Dispatch, Humanist and Renaissance Italian Poetry in Latin, and other topics.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Literature; Arts & Humanities–History; Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases
An Anarchist FAQ Webpage
A lengthy FAQ explaining anarchism and the beliefs often held by people who identify as anarchists. Includes two sections critiquing anarcho-capitalism and libertarianism. Essays include quotes and references to works by prominent political theorists.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Philosophy; Law, Government & Political Science–Political Science–Politics; Reference–Encyclopedias–FAQ Archives; Law, Government & Political Science–Political Science–Documents–Philosophical
Infoplease: All the Knowledge You Need
Infoplease: All the Knowledge You Need
Online version of the popular almanac. Provides a wealth of facts, resources, and activities on a variety of subjects. An encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas, all in one! Includes the Random House Websters College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia.
Subject: Reference–Thesauruses Or Thesauri; Reference–Encyclopedias; Reference–Dictionaries–English; Reference–Almanacs
Multinational Monitor: The Hierarchy of Income Inequality in the United States
Multinational Monitor: The Hierarchy of Income Inequality in the United States
This is an interview with Jared Bernstein, a co-director of research at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C., in which he is interviewed about income inequality in the U.S.
Subject: Social Sciences–Social Issues And Social Welfare–Poverty–Working Poor
Zimmerman’s Research Guide
Provides an Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers.
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Law; Reference–Encyclopedias
Online Papers on Consciousness
Online Papers on Consciousness
“This is a directory of 4633 online papers on consciousness and related topics. … Most papers are by academic philosophers or scientists.”
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases
Encyclopedia Dubuque
Contains documents and photographs providing “the most comprehensive online resource to the history and culture of Dubuque, Iowa.”
Subject: Reference–Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia.Com
Free access to reference works such as The Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford’s World Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography and many others. Contains free citations and excerpts to periodical articles. You have to pay money to read full text of articles.
Subject: Reference–Biographies; Reference–Encyclopedias
The Encyclopedia of Earth
A comprehensive, authoritative, and thorough resource all about our Earth and relationship to it. Articles written by experts and scholars
Subject: Science & Technology–Agriculture & Aquaculture; Science & Technology–Earth Sciences; Science & Technology–Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Science & Technology–Physics; Science & Technology–Life Sciences–Zoology; Reference–Encyclopedias; School And Homework Help–Homework Help–Subject Area Help–Science–Earth Sciences; School And Homework Help–Homework Help–Subject Area Help–Science–Physics; School And Homework Help–Homework Help–Subject Area Help–Science–Biology–Zoology (Animal Biology)
Scholarpedia: The free peer reviewed encyclopedia
Scholarpedia: The free peer reviewed encyclopedia
Offering very scholarly articles on very complex subjects, Scholarpedia improves on the anyone-can-edit idea of Wikipedia by making sure that the original author of all of its articles is an expert on the subject, that each article is peer-reviewed, and that any revisions of an article is first approved of by the original author.
Subject: Science & Technology; Reference–Encyclopedias
The New Georgia Encyclopedia
An encyclopedic collection of articles on the people, places, events and institutions of Georgia. “Opens a window on Georgia’s rich history, diverse culture, and still unfolding story.”
Subject: Regional & Country Information–North America–United States–Southeast (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, District Of Columbia); Reference–Encyclopedias
Logical Fallacies
Go to this comprehensive yet concise site for explanations and examples of common false arguments. Navigate by category and follow links between connected fallacies. Includes a translation of Latin terms for fallacies into English. Learn the definition of a logical fallacy.
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases
Strategiy
Subject: Middle East
Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
This is a freely accessible encyclopedia, explaining in-depth the terms and principles of topics such as laser physics, nonlinear optics, and fiber technology. The articles are arranged alphabetically by topic, and includes reference citations for further research.
Subject: Reference–Encyclopedias; Science And Technology–Physics–Light, Waves, And Optics
Factbites: Where results make sense.
Factbites: Where results make sense.
Factbites is a hybrid of a search engine and an online encyclopedia that provides coherent sentences and links to related topics in the results.
Subject: Reference–Encyclopedias
The Free Dictionary
This website provides access to English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, and Russian dictionaries; English-language Medical, Legal, and Financial dictionaries; a Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and other language resources.
Subject: Reference–Thesauruses Or Thesauri; Reference–Encyclopedias; Reference–Dictionaries
History of Philosophy
A large collection of online essays and web resources. Essay topics include Camus, institutional suicide of Chinese Buddhism, and Ayn Rand. The encyclopedia of web resources covers the following areas of Western philosophy: Ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Late Antiquity, Mediaeval, and Modern. The encyclopedia covers the following areas of Eastern P …
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases; Arts & Humanities–Philosophy–Western; Arts & Humanities–Philosophy–Eastern
Queer Theory Links
A gateway to LGBT resources, most with a queer theory orientation. Resources include definitions of and introductions to queer theory, as well as essays by influential writiers in the field.
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases; Philosophy–Western–Twentieth Century
People with Online Papers in Philosophy
People with Online Papers in Philosophy
A linked list of individuals who have made available online papers in philosophy and related areas. The list contains mostly academic philosophers, but some scientists and others in related fields are included. Areas of interest of these people include consciousness, perception, mental content, philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, cogniti …
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases
Voice of the Shuttle
A vast database containing general philosophical resources such as guides to philosophy on the Internet; information about modern philosophical movements; materials about philosophers and their writings including interviews, critical writings, links to relevant courses, and information about listservs and newsgroups; links to journal homepages; inf …
Subject: Philosophy–General Encyclopedias And Databases