Dictionary of Early American Philosophersprovides an account of philosophical thought in the United States and Canada between 1600 and 1860. The label of "philosopher" has been broadly applied in this Dictionary to intellectuals who have made philosophical contributions regardless of academic career or professional title.

Surveys the critical thought on art, culture, and society from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. Gives extensive coverage to painting, sculpture, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture as well as a wide array of philosophical and sociological theories. Of particular note are in-depth articles on such concepts as Autonomy, Formalism, Semiotics, Moral Rights of Art, and Perception.

Complete revision of the Dartmouth Medal-winning set. Covers topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. Designed to help researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations. Addresses issues such as cloning, privacy or censorship on the Web, cell-stem research, same-sex marriage, privatization of water access, and animal rights.

A Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource - The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) was founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The Encyclopedia receives no funding, and operates through the volunteer work of the editors, which consists of editors, authors, volunteers, and technical advisers. At present the IEP is visited by over 500,000 persons per month.

From its inception, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research.

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