DRIVING QUESTION:
Why have some philosophers become so influential?
Themes to be explored:The influence of philosophers on religion, science, mathematics, law, politics and culture.
General Websites about Philosophers and their influence on our world:
Kick start your learning journey by looking a some of the many important Philosophers in both eastern and western civilisation.
Use these summaries to help you choose the Philosopher you will look at in-depth:
The internet encyclopedia of philosophy (A-Z listings and searchable site)
Stanford encyclopedia of Philosophy (detailed site with excellent information)
20 major philosophers and their ideas (includes links to some of their works)
Famous philosophers (a brief look at a number of philosophers through the ages.)
Famous philosophers of Modern Society (discusses the influence of each)
Women Philosophers (Famous people)
Assembled western philosophers (clickable links to many important philosophers)
Use these summaries to help you choose the Philosopher you will look at in-depth:
The internet encyclopedia of philosophy (A-Z listings and searchable site)
Stanford encyclopedia of Philosophy (detailed site with excellent information)
20 major philosophers and their ideas (includes links to some of their works)
Famous philosophers (a brief look at a number of philosophers through the ages.)
Famous philosophers of Modern Society (discusses the influence of each)
Women Philosophers (Famous people)
Assembled western philosophers (clickable links to many important philosophers)
Once you have chosen your case study Philosopher …..
Use the following guidelines to research that person and his/her influence:
1) Search using the name of the Philosopher (first and last name) for basic information about the person and their work.
2) Then start to develop a KEYWORD strategy.
To begin with use 'name of philosopher' + any of these keywords: 'influence' or 'impact' or 'main ideas' or 'importance'
3) Then you also should add keywords in their area of thought eg 'culture' 'science' 'mathematics' 'politics' 'law' 'religion' 'economics'
4) Search using Google Advanced Search to narrow your results by asking for a combination of search terms. Follow the prompts on the RH side of the search form to help you.
5) Search Google Scholar for articles and books using the search strategies you developed above.
1) Search using the name of the Philosopher (first and last name) for basic information about the person and their work.
2) Then start to develop a KEYWORD strategy.
To begin with use 'name of philosopher' + any of these keywords: 'influence' or 'impact' or 'main ideas' or 'importance'
3) Then you also should add keywords in their area of thought eg 'culture' 'science' 'mathematics' 'politics' 'law' 'religion' 'economics'
4) Search using Google Advanced Search to narrow your results by asking for a combination of search terms. Follow the prompts on the RH side of the search form to help you.
5) Search Google Scholar for articles and books using the search strategies you developed above.
More advanced (but still generalist) websites:
Some texts from Early Modern Philosophers (Primary source materials for many western philosophers - click on the philosopher of choice to see the selection. Some audio files included)
The Sophia Project (a website where you can go down a rabbit hole, but excellent resources with many articles and primary source materials on a number of important Philosophers - head to the 'Philosophy archive' and choose the time era you are researching.
Also use the links above - Stanford encyclopedia of Philosophy, The internet encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Sophia Project (a website where you can go down a rabbit hole, but excellent resources with many articles and primary source materials on a number of important Philosophers - head to the 'Philosophy archive' and choose the time era you are researching.
Also use the links above - Stanford encyclopedia of Philosophy, The internet encyclopedia of Philosophy
Curating your resources:
Keep track of the articles, websites and readings by keeping an annotated bibliography in your OneNote that will include:
- Name of Author
- Title (of book, website or article)
- Date accessed (by you)
- Publishing details if available
- A link to the website or location of the resource
- Annotate: to remind yourself of the relevance of this reading - eg. Is it important to you for your research, why?; Which part of your presentation might this research be important for; or simply summarise the content of the reading.
Also try these places to find the resources you need:
State Library of NSW. (Join here ). With a membership to SLNSW you can search their access to databases and journals for more in depth research.
Try looking for these resources via the SLNSW:
Try looking for these resources via the SLNSW:
- Philosophers Index
- Phill papers