~ Early Web Links ~

A dedicated tribute site to Corliss Lamont (1902-1995), the American philosopher, humanist, and civil liberties advocate who famously clashed with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Visitors can explore his biography, read his writings on humanism and ethics, browse his poetry, and access rare multimedia materials related to his life and work.

EthicsWeb.ca, administered by Chris MacDonald, serves as a Canadian hub linking to ethics resources spanning business ethics, nursing ethics, bioethics, professional ethics, and stem cell research. A well-organized portal connecting visitors to Canadian and international ethics organizations, academic institutes, government bodies, and topical blogs.

A fanlisting dedicated to the abstract concept of happiness, part of The Fanlistings Network, with over 630 members who have declared themselves fans of the feeling. Run by Sonya of Fanique, the site offers a simple and welcoming space to join and connect with others who appreciate happiness as a concept.

John MacFarlane is a philosopher at UC Berkeley whose homepage presents his academic work in the philosophy of logic, language, metaphysics, and epistemology, with links to papers, books, talks, and courses. Notable for its ASCII art header and the breadth of his research interests, the site also highlights his open-source tools including the widely-used document converter Pandoc.

Net artist and educator Olia Lialina presents a lecture-essay examining the role of Media Theory in art and technology universities, critiquing how corporate language replaces meaningful terms like 'computer,' 'interface,' and 'users' with sanitized substitutes. The piece is richly footnoted and draws on Flusser, Kittler, and other media theorists while weaving in Lialina's own research into 1990s web culture and new media literacy.

Peter Suber's comprehensive guide to philosophy on the internet, compiled over eight years at Earlham College, catalogs thousands of links across philosophers, topics, journals, associations, etexts, bibliographies, and more. Though last updated in February 2003, this massive single-file directory remains a remarkable snapshot of early academic philosophy web resources.

Scrambling Mind is a thoughtful blog exploring the implications of artificial intelligence, superintelligence, and machine-made media through an introspective human lens. Posts tackle big-picture questions about technology and society, including the philosophical dimensions of AI's rise and its cultural consequences.

Voice of the Shuttle (VoS), maintained by the University of California Santa Barbara English Department, is a comprehensive academic web directory dedicated entirely to philosophy resources. It catalogs hundreds of links spanning individual philosophers from Anaxagoras to Derrida, philosophical fields, modern movements, journals, conferences, course syllabi, and professional associations.

Dogma is a French-language academic portal founded by Thierry Simonelli in 2000, publishing original texts and articles across philosophy, epistemology, psychoanalysis, sociology, and literature. The site features contributions from multiple authors covering thinkers like Nietzsche alongside book reviews, journal listings, and curated bibliographies.

Dialectics for Kids has been explaining the philosophical concept of dialectics, the study of change and contradiction, to young readers since 1999, with content organized by age group from preschoolers to adults. The site covers everything from basic change concepts to global warming and film analysis, featuring songs, essays, and classroom exercises to make dialectical thinking accessible and fun.