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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes: Life and Works
Brief summary of his thought from the Island of Freedom site
( http://www.island-of-freedom.com/HOBBES.HTM )
Hobbes, Thomas
Encarta article
( http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571920/Hobbes_Thomas.html )
Thomas Hobbes
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hobbes.htm )
Hobbes' Moral and Political Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/ )
Hobbes: Leviathan
Lecture notes from a 1994 intro to philosophy course by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)
( http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/hobbelec.htm )
Hobbes links
EpistemeLink link collection

For more on Hobbes' political theory and account of the social contract see the links for Chapter 6.1.
( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Hobb )
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/ )
Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
( http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/niet.htm )
The Perspectives of Nietzsche
Assortment of quotations from Nietzsche on Christianity, truth, will to power, etc.; maintained by Bill Curry (University of Pittsburgh)
( http://www.pitt.edu/~wbcurry/nietzsche.html )
Nietzsche as Critic and Captive of Enlightenment
Online dissertation by Lewis Call (UC Irvine)
( http://scrye.com/~station/dissertation.html )
Nietzsche links
EpistemeLink link collection
( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Niet )
Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/rand.htm )
A Brief Biography of Ayn Rand
Biography from the Ayn Rand Institute
( http://www.aynrand.org/aynrand/biography.shtml )
Introducing Objectivism
Ayn Rand's brief overview of her objectivist philosophy
( http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/io.html )
Essentials of Objectivism
Summary of Ayn Rand's objectivist perspective on metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, ethics, politics, and aesthetics from the Ayn Rand Institute; also contains links to further introductory material on objectivism
( http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/essentials.html )
The Ayn Rand Institute
Home Page of center aimed at providing information about Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy
( http://www.aynrand.org/ )
Objectivism Reference Center
Site with links to biographies of Ayn Rand, summaries of objectivism, criticisms of objectivism, etc.
( http://www.objectivism.addr.com/index.html )
About Objectivism
Account of objectivism, FAQs and links to further discussions of objectivism, etc. by Raymie Stata (MIT Objectivist Lyceum)
( http://www.vix.com/objectivism/more-details.html )
Objectivism Today
Site with links to numerous articles on contemporary issues of interest to objectivists
( http://www.objectivismtoday.com/ )
The Objectivist Center
Site with information about objectivism, links to articles about current issues relevant to objectivism, etc.
( http://ios.org/index.asp )
Rand links
EpistemeLink link collection
( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Rand )
Bishop Joseph Butler

Joseph Butler
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/butler.htm )
Joseph Butler
Discussion of ethical perspective and ideas on moral psychology from Thoemmes Press' The History of Ideas
( http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/butler.htm )
Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Theologian
Account of Butler's life and religious perspective by James Kiefer (Rowan University)
( http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/06/16.html )
Butler links
EpistemeLink link collection
( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Butl )
Joel Feinberg

Joel Feinberg
Brief biography from University of Arizona)
( http://web.arizona.edu/~phil/feinberg.htm )
Joel Feinberg, "Abortion and the Conflict of Claims"
summary of Feinberg's position by Robert Streiffer (University of Wisconsin at Madison); requires Adobe Reader
( http://philosophy.wisc.edu/streiffer/Phil241Folder/001129Feinberg.pdf )
Adam Smith

Adam Smith: A Biographical Sketch
Detailed biography by James Anson Farrer; from McMaster University
( http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/smith/farrer.html )
Biographies: Adam Smith
Discussion of Smith's life, historical context, and Wealth of Nations by lawyer and lecturer Peter Landry
( http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Philosophy/Smith.htm )
Adam Smith: Economist and Philosopher
Brief biography and collection of links by Robin Chew (Lucidcafé)
( http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96jun/smith.html )
Adam Smith links
EpistemeLink link collection
( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Smit )
Psychological and ethical egoism

Egoism
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
( http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e.htm#ego )
Egoism
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/egoism.htm )
Egoism
Catholic Encyclopedia article
( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05328a.htm )
Varieties of Egoism and Hedonism
Overview and discussion of related arguments by William J. Talbott (University of Washington)
( http://faculty.washington.edu/wtalbott/phil240/trego.htm )
A Survey of Selected Internet Resources on Ethical Egoism
Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
( http://ethics.acusd.edu/theories/Egoism/index.html )
Altruism

Altruism
Catholic Encyclopedia article
( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01369a.htm )
An Argument for Altruism
Discussion arguing for altruism on the basis of utilitarianism; from Utilitarian.org
( http://utilitarian.org/altruism.html )
The Fallacies of Egoism and Altruism, and the Fundamental Principle of Morality
Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
( http://www.friesian.com/moral-1.htm )
What Does Nozick's Experience Machine Argument Really Prove?
Article criticizing Nozick's objections to hedonism by Eduardo Rivera-López (University of Buenos Aires) for Paideia
( http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Valu/ValuRive.htm )
Hedonism

Hedonism
Catholic Encyclopedia article
( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07187a.htm )
The Hedonic Society of America
Home page of society devoted to philosophy of hedonism
( http://www.hedonicsociety.org/ )







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