Cosmos and History is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of natural and social philosophy. It serves those who see philosophy's vocation in questioning and challenging prevailing assumptions about ourselves and our place in the world, developing new ways of thinking about physical existence, life, humanity and society, so helping to create the future insofar as thought affects the issue. Philosophy so conceived is not exclusively identified with the work of professional philosophers, and the j more...

In this book, the author explores the differences between two fathers of philosophy: Kierkegaard, 'the father of existentialism,' and Wittgenstein 'the father of analytic philosophy.'

A collection of handouts created by Peter Suber of Earlham College explaining the basic principles of symbolic logic. Includes such topics as the basic terms of logic and truth and validity.

This subject surveys the main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. This course features links to many downloadable readings and a complete set of lecture notes.

This course focuses on main currents in contemporary German literary and visual culture. The course uses as its starting point the work of Nietzsche's, though it will also survey the dialectics of tradition and modernity in Germany and neighbouring nations. Lectures notes (in PDF) will be easily downloadable from the site.

This course examines the development of the western intellectual tradition from the fall of the Roman Empire through the High Middle Ages.This course features a reading list of significant texts relating to the western intellectual tradition from the period 500-1300 A.D.

MIT OpenCourseWare provides free, searchable, access to MIT's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world. This site provides links to all Linguistics and Philosophy courses available (undergraduate and graduate level). For each course accessed, see left column for available resources (e.g. Syllabus, Calendar, Readings, Lecture Notes, Assignments, Study Materials). While there are similarities between the two programs, each are included in this site as seperate e more...

Logic and Proofs is an introduction to modern symbolic logic. It provides a rigorous presentation of the syntax and semantics of sentential and predicate logic. However, the distinctive emphasis is on strategic argumentation. Students learn effective strategies for constructing natural deduction proofs. This learning is supported by the Carnegie Proof Lab: it provides a sophisticated interface, in which students can give arguments by strategically guided forward and backward steps.

Introduction to the aims and techniques of formal logic. The logic of truth functions and quantifiers. The concepts of validity and truth and their relation to formal deduction. Applications of logic and the place of logic in philosophy.

Does excessive exposure to violent video games cause violent behavior? Does increased gun availability cause more crime or less? Causal claims permeate everyday life and are constantly the subject of "studies" reported in the newspaper. The material in Causal and Statistical Reasoning examines the nature of causal claims and the statistical sorts of evidence used to support them.