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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Knowledge
Rationalism

Topical Links

Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/leib.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
History of Philosophy: Leibniz
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/leibniz.htm)

Discussion of Leibniz's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Leibniz.html)

Detailed biography by J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson (University of St. Andrews)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Metaphysics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/leib-met.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Leibniz's Philosophy of Mind
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leibniz-mind/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Leibniz
(http://www.friesian.com/leibniz.htm)

Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Leibniz links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Leib)

EpistemeLink link collection
Socrates

Socrates
(http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761573200)

Encarta article
Socrates
(http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/14119a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Greek philosophy
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/g/greekphi.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article setting Socrates in context
Socrates: Philosophical Life
(http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/2d.htm)

Synopses of Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito by Garth Kemerling
Instructor's notes: Apology
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi001/apolnote.htm)

Lecture notes by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Commentary on Plato's Apology of Socrates
(http://www.friesian.com/apology.htm)

Extensive analysis of Plato's dialogue by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Socrates on the immortality of the soul
(http://www.san.beck.org/SOCRATES4-What2.html#12)

Discussion by Sanderson Beck (World University)
Plato

Plato
(http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761568769)

Encarta article
The Life of Plato
(http://plato.evansville.edu/life.htm)

Discussion by Anthony F. Beavers and Christopher Planeaux, (Exploring Plato's Dialogues)
Plato: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/plat.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Plato's Republic
(http://www.friesian.com/plato.htm)

Discussion by Kelley L. Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Instructor's notes on Plato's Republic Books VI-VII
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi001/repmnote.htm)

Lecture notes including commentary on the Allegory of the Cave by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Plato's Philosophy
(http://php.iupui.edu/~cplaneau/Plato%20and%20His%20World/Plato%20Frame%20Set%205.htm)

Discussion of Plato's Forms by Christopher Planeaux (Indiana University-Purdue University)
Platonic Forms
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/f5.htm#forms)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Recollection
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r.htm#recn)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Plato links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Plat)

EpistemeLink link collection
René Descartes

René Descartes
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/descarte.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
René Descartes' Life and Works
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: Descartes
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/Descartes.htm)

Discussion of Descartes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
René Descartes: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Lecture Notes: Descartes
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi022/desclec.HTM)

Lecture notes on Descartes' epistemology and metaphysics from a course in 17th c philosophy by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Descartes' Epistemology
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Descartes' skepticism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/descrartes.html)

Discussion by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
René Descartes and the legacy of mind/body dualism
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html)

Discussion by Robert H. Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
René Descartes and the Meditations on First Philosophy
(http://www.friesian.com/hist-2.htm)

Detailed discussion of Descartes' Meditations by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Descartes links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Desc)

EpistemeLink link collection
Rationalism (general topic)

Continental Rationalism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/rat-cont.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Rationalism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r.htm#ratm)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Empiricism vs. Rationalism: The Debate Continues
(http://cogweb.ucla.edu/CogSci/Empiricism.html)

Brief historical overview by Francis F. Steen (U. C. L. A.)
Rationalism (particular issues)

Innate ideas
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/i9.htm#inn)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Cogito ergo sum
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c5.htm#cog)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Clear and distinct
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c5.htm#clear)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Self-evident
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/s4.htm#sfev)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Universals, problem of
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/u.htm#uni)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling