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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.

Patrick Peccatte's French-language site explores the intersection of philosophy, computer science, and mathematics, with a particular focus on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience, the philosophy of mind, and quasi-empiricism in mathematics. Home to the full PDF text of his 1996 book 'La consistance rationnelle' and extensive commentary on the Sokal affair and thinkers like Wittgenstein, Putnam, and Searle.

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.

Hosted by Cynthia Freeland at the University of Houston, this page collects and links sample course syllabi for feminist philosophy classes from professors across multiple universities. It serves as a practical reference for academics seeking curriculum examples covering feminist theory, women philosophers, gender and sexuality, and Native American philosophy.

Bureau Mirror is a thoughtful personal blog by a Neocities-hosted writer who muses on philosophy, aesthetics, film, music, and everyday life through carefully crafted essays. The site reflects a distinctly Deleuzian sensibility, weaving together cultural commentary, literary references, and personal reflection in a digital garden spirit.

Philosophy Index is a comprehensive reference site covering major philosophical topics from epistemology and metaphysics to ethics and logic, paired with biographical introductions to thinkers like Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein. Built as a growing repository since 2002, it aims to make philosophy accessible to both casual readers and formal students through texts, summaries, and concept explanations.

A dedicated scholarly resource exploring the life, times, and writings of Charles Sanders Peirce, the remarkable American philosopher, logician, and semiotician. The site includes hypertext editions of Peirce's writings and a community hub connecting researchers, mailing lists, and organizations devoted to his ideas.

An esoteric investigative society dedicated to exploring the true nature of being through the absurdist practice of putting things on top of other things. With entries like "Immanentizing the Eschaton" and "Towers of Thought," this quirky philosophical project blends Discordian humor with genuine metaphysical curiosity.

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.

47nil is a minimalist personal blog centered on stoic philosophy, solitude, simplicity, and intentional living, with years of short reflective essays and meditations on silence, discipline, and self-improvement. The writing spans topics like plaintext productivity, quietude, and rejecting excess, making it a compelling destination for anyone drawn to austere, no-nonsense life philosophy.