~ Early Web Links ~

Alireza Hayati writes candid, reflective posts on topics ranging from internet freedom and censorship to personal growth and cultural observations. The blog covers cyberspace politics, mental health, and life philosophy with a distinctly independent, free-culture ethos.

Pilledtexts.com is a wide-ranging personal weblog covering philosophy, economics, technology, and military life, written by a Marine who thinks seriously about hyperstition, Tolstoy, fountain pens, and terminal scripting in equal measure. Posts range from dense philosophical essays to practical Hugo static-site tutorials, making it a genuinely eclectic intellectual journal with a distinctly indie-web sensibility.

Grognor's blog 'Seeing into the True Nature' is a rationalist-adjacent personal blog exploring ethics, philosophy, and ideas through essays, dialogues, and anecdotes. Posts range from trolley problem thought experiments to reflections on logic and moral philosophy, with links to other rationalist blogs like Slate Star Codex and Overcoming Bias.

Josh Thompson's personal scratch pad digs into urban economics, zoning laws, land use policy, and walkable city design, drawing on works like Marie-Agnes and Alain Bertaud's 'Order Without Design' and Christopher Alexander's 'A Pattern Language'. The site blends thoughtful analysis of city planning failures with street-level illustrations of pedestrian path patterns, making dense policy topics surprisingly approachable.

A scholarly encyclopedia article from the University of Hong Kong exploring the philosophy of language in Classical China, covering thinkers from Confucius and Mozi to Zhuangzi and Xunzi. The piece traces how pre-Han debates about language shaped Chinese metaphysics, ethics, and political theory, and includes a glossary, reading list, and extensive academic bibliography.

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.

Richard Catlett Wilkerson's 'Postmodern Dreaming' applies the works of Deleuze, Baudrillard, Lacan, Derrida, and other continental philosophers to the critical analysis and interpretation of dreams. The site offers a substantial collection of original essays, bibliographies, and resources exploring dreamwork through poststructuralism, semiotics, and critical theory.

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 Halion's full academic thesis presents a rigorous defense of the distinction between normal and parasitic speech acts, engaging the famous philosophical debate between Jacques Derrida and John Searle over Austin's speech act theory. The work is organized into detailed chapters covering iterability, deconstruction, performatives, and the graphematic nature of language, making it a substantial scholarly resource for anyone studying philosophy of language.

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.