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A scholarly profile of Lady Anne Conway (1631-1679), the 17th-century English philosopher who navigated Cartesian philosophy, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Quakerism despite chronic illness and the barriers facing women intellectuals of her era. The page covers her life, intellectual correspondence with Henry More, and provides a curated bibliography of academic works about her philosophical contributions.

Benjamin Ross Hoffman's personal blog applies rigorous rational criticism to philosophy, economics, politics, and ethics, with a notable series dissecting the Effective Altruism movement and its structural flaws. Posts range from Hegelian dialectics and macroeconomic theory to sharp critiques of GiveWell, OpenAI, and charitable institutions, making it a dense and intellectually ambitious read.

BDSвеб is a comprehensive Russian-language resource dedicated to the Dutch rationalist philosopher Baruch Spinoza, offering full texts of his major works in Latin, Russian, English, German, and French. The site includes translations of the Ethics, Tractatus Politicus, and other writings, alongside encyclopedic articles, research on Spinoza's philosophical system, a bibliography, and links to Spinoza societies.

A minimal page dedicated to U.G. Krishnamurti, the iconoclastic Indian philosopher known for rejecting spiritual authority and traditional teachings. The site appears to be an early web tribute hosted on The WELL, one of the oldest online communities, pointing to resources about this controversial thinker.

Kevin C. Klement's scholarly project presents Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in a carefully typeset side-by-side-by-side format, placing the original German alongside both major English translations for easy comparison. Available in multiple formats including PDF, HTML, and ePub, this edition is notably more accurate than most online versions and includes Russell's introduction and a hyperlinked index.

The Paideia Project On-Line hosts the full proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, held in Boston in August 1998, with nearly 1,000 contributed papers spanning ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, logic, and more. Edited by Alan M. Olson and a team of scholars, this archive also links to 12 print volumes published by the Philosophy Documentation Center, making it a comprehensive academic reference for professional and student philosophers alike.

Created by Bernd A. Laska, this paraphilosophical project explores the lives and ideas of three Enlightenment thinkers: Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Max Stirner, and Wilhelm Reich, presenting them as visionary dissidents ahead of their time. The site offers extensive bibliographies, essays, and multilingual surveys covering topics like Stirner's radical individualism, Reich's sexology, and La Mettrie's materialist philosophy.

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.

Cult.ist presents itself as 'the web's last sanctuary,' a moody, esoteric personal site with articles, an archive, and a guestbook that leans into themes of impermanence and digital mysticism. The Latin meta description ('remember you will die, for you are dust and to dust you shall return') and keywords like 'enigmatic spaces' and 'philosophical explorations' signal a site built around introspective, philosophical content.

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.