~ Early Web Links ~

Created by Dieter Köhler and maintained since 1994, this German-language directory curates over a thousand handpicked links covering philosophers, philosophical schools, online journals, text archives, institutes, and academic resources for philosophy on the internet. It serves as a comprehensive reference hub for students, researchers, and enthusiasts navigating philosophical resources in German and beyond.

Adam Elkus writes dense, intellectually ambitious essays exploring internet culture, social media dynamics, and the sociology of online behavior, drawing on thinkers like Bourdieu and Mishima to dissect phenomena like 'cringe' culture. This particular piece examines how egalitarian online spaces paradoxically generate new forms of social hierarchy and discrimination through mockery and aesthetic judgment.

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.

Dialegesthai is a bilingual (English/Italian) philosophical resource exploring major themes of Western metaphysics through the lens of logic, covering topics like negation, contradiction, dialectics, and reason. Featuring articles, online texts, and translations, it engages with thinkers from Plato and Leibniz to Wittgenstein and Marx, with a charming sidebar dedicated to Tristram Shandy.

The Orphan Wilde is a philosophically dense blog written with a self-described "particular brand of misanthropy," exploring topics like epistemology, models of reality, and libertarian political thought. Posts dive into map-territory relations, the nature of scientific models, and homesteading life, making it a provocative read for those who enjoy rigorous skeptical thinking.

Subpixel Space is the personal writing space of Toby Shorin, featuring essays and longer written entries on ideas, culture, and internet life. The site has a minimal, thoughtful design and offers a newsletter alongside its blog-style archive of original writing.

Dirk Fetzer's dedicated resource page on Jakob Friedrich Reiff (1810-1879), a Tübingen professor and thinker of late German Idealism, covering his life, works, and philosophical legacy. The site explores connections to Hegelianism, Fichteanism, and related 19th-century idealist movements, with primary texts and external links for researchers.

Built by Douglas Boynton Quine, this comprehensive tribute to philosopher and mathematician Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) covers his books, essays, articles, awards, students, and even his cultural footprint in stamps, cartoons, and word games. With over 317 links and decades of accumulated material, it serves as the definitive online archive for anyone researching one of the 20th century's most influential analytic philosophers.

Anders Sandberg's comprehensive transhumanism resource hub covers life extension, cryonics, nanotechnology, mind uploading, and the technological singularity across five organized spheres of interest. A rich reference for anyone exploring posthuman philosophy, the site bridges cutting-edge science with speculative futures and links to the broader transhumanist community.

A curated guide to philosophical resources on the internet, created in 1999 with a focus on bridging Russian-speaking researchers with online philosophy materials. The project compiles annotated reference lists, Russian philosophical links, and guides to help philosophers navigate the web, with an English-language section aimed at helping foreign researchers discover Russian philosophy resources.