This site contains a paper, "A Survey of Mr. Hobbes His Leviathan" by Edward, Earl of Clarendon, written on Hobbes's "Leviathan" and game theory. After a lengthy and unreadable introduction, the author surveys Hobbes's work by chapter.

Course handout discusses the complexities of the artistic and philosophical movements of Modernism.

An excellent look into the life of the ancient Greek intellectual thinker, Aristotle. This article details Aristotle's childhood and travels as well as his various theories.

Part One of an outstanding three-part series on Heidegger's involvement with the Nazi party. Seems a level-headed and impartial treatment of a potential explosive topic.

Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, "A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery", encapsulates in one moment the age of Enlightenment. View pictures and read details of this painting in this essay.

Silver drinking cups with relief decoration were very popular in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. Cups were sometimes made in pairs to encourage conversation about the scenes on the vessels. Cupids, scenes of Bacchus, the Roman god of...

This paper, written by philosopher Immanuel Kant, sets guidelines for enacting and maintaining world peace.

This profile of Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) reveals why she is sometimes called "the most important woman of the nineteenth century." Discussion includes her literary criticism, journalism, and her feminist manifesto, Woman of the...

This tutorial explores what Occham's Razor is and how this philosophical adage can be applied to scientific theories and hypotheses.

An essay explaining the atomist beliefs of the philosopher Democritus.

The subject of the paper is the shift from an astrology-oriented astronomy towards an allegedly more objective, mathematically grounded approach to astronomy. This shift is illustrated through a close reading of Tycho Brahe's scientific...

A great site to get into some of the "deeper" philosophy of Sartre. The text is lengthy and sometimes complicated, but some background research should make it readable and helpful.

Essays about understanding your audience in the development of websites. This extended discussion can enlighten the understanding the audience in writing any work.

Excellent biographical information about this feminist philosopher, but very little information concerning Anne Conway's thought.

This article analyzes the philosophy contained in such works as "Leviathan." A good starting point for research on Hobbesian philosophy.

Incidents from the life of Greek philosopher Hipparchia are featured on this page from Diotima, publisher of "materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world."

Contains Simplicius' translation and commentary of Zeno's philosophical fragments, as well as Aristotle's commentary on the same.

A scholarly article on St. Augustine's religious philosophy. It includes an examination of his major theological work "City of God".

View Plato's dialogues organized into a system of seven tetralogies - meaning that each is composed of four dialogues or discourses. Includes links for further information on each. Great starting place for learning more about Plato and...

Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.

Discusses the intellectual atmosphere in the 1800s as America struggled to find its identity. The influences of the Enlightenment and Romanticism are described, and the ideas of various writers and philosophers.

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. He built the first mechanical calculator. This lecture presents a short treatment of his life and his accomplishments.

While astronomers and philosophers have long mused on the possibility of other solar systems, the first planets confirmed to orbit a star other than our Sun weren't found until 1992. The reason it took so long is that it's really hard!...

An obituary of Mary Daly, an American radical feminist philosopher, and a feminist theologian, who died January 3, 2010.