~ Early Web Links ~

The 'Virtual Philosopher's Corner' is a German-language site exploring philosophical and worldview questions about nature, society, self-organization, chaos, and evolution. Featuring hypertexts on topics like dialectics, ecology, and science fiction, it doubles as a personal philosophy resource with a companion blog.

Steve Palmquist's 'Kant on the Web' is a dedicated resource page about the philosopher Immanuel Kant, hosted on a Hong Kong Baptist University staff site. It serves as a curated guide to Kantian philosophy resources available online, last updated in 2009.

A German-language resource dedicated to Balthasar Gracián, the 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher known for his practical philosophy and art of worldly wisdom. The site connects Gracián to fellow classical thinkers including Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Montaigne, serving as a hub for serious readers of European philosophical literature.

Roger Jones has built a comprehensive introduction to Western philosophy from the Enlightenment to postmodernism, covering major thinkers like Kant, Hegel, Sartre, Foucault, and Wittgenstein with dedicated pages for each. Topics span rationalism, existentialism, analytic philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and proofs of God's existence, making it a genuinely useful reference for students and curious readers alike.

Nintil is a wide-ranging intellectual blog covering economics, philosophy, technology, AI, progress studies, and even meditation, with deeply researched long-form essays and curated link roundups. The author writes with genuine curiosity and rigor, tackling topics from Alzheimer's research to AI safety to non-dual meditation experiences, making it a rewarding destination for the intellectually adventurous.

Dave Pollard's long-running blog tackles civilization's collapse, free will, ecological crisis, and the search for a more meaningful way to live, blending personal essays with sharp cultural criticism. The site features original short stories, poems, and satire alongside deeply considered posts on philosophy, collapse theory, and the nature of human conditioning.

A crowd-sourced manifesto collecting user-submitted demands for digital rights, from the right to undo actions and export data to true anonymity and freedom from app store restrictions. Created by net artist Olia Lialina and programmed by Dragan Espenschied, this interactive site lets visitors vote on and discuss each demand, forming a living document of grassroots tech user advocacy.

The Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) has maintained this resource hub since 1972, promoting and supporting women in academic philosophy through newsletters, divisional meetings, and feminist philosophy resources. Visitors will find course syllabi, bibliographies, reading lists, statistics on women in philosophy, and links to feminist theory journals and graduate programs.

Compiled by Vassar College professor Bryan W. Van Norden, this annotated bibliography covers essential English-language translations and secondary readings in Chinese philosophy, spanning Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, and more. Each entry includes Van Norden's own critical commentary comparing authors and editions, making it an invaluable starting point for students and scholars approaching the field.

Compact Library Publishers presents an extended essay exploring nihilism, life after death, humanism, and modern philosophy, drawn from their book 'Something Out of Nothing.' The site challenges readers to examine whether disbelief in an afterlife makes one a nihilist, weaving together arguments about Nietzsche, rationalism, and the search for meaning in a world without transcendence.