Olin Library: Philosophy: 1. Reference Resources

A dictionary including descriptive entries and bibliographies about 39 Western philosophers

This is a concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy.

This dictionary is intended as a free resource for all those interested in the philosophy of mind.

"The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The IEP is free of charge and available to all internet users world wide."

Set up like an online dictionary of entries relating to various aspects of philosophy since the Enlightenment under the broad headings Enlightenment, Romanticism, Analytical Philosophy, Existentialism, Post Structuralism, God, Mind, Science, and Moral Philosophy.

Organized chronologically, this resource includes at least brief entries on around 400 philosophers going back to 600 B.C.E.