Online Resources for Philosophy
105 "Introduction to Philosophy and Religion"
Dr. Ron Epstein
Please send suggestions for improvement, possible additions,
broken links, and corrections to epstein@sfsu.edu.
PHILOSOPHY LINKS
RELIGION LINKS
COURSE TOPICS
HELP
WITH WRITING PAPERS
Please also see online electronic
reserve articles (ERes) available through the San Francisco State University
Library Reserve Book Room. Search under instructor and course, then use password.
SFSU Philosophy Department
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Philosophy on
the Net
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms
and Names
Resources
for the Study of Religion
General
Religion
Buddhism
Christianity
Pluralism
Project: Selected Links by Tradition
Method and Theory in the
Study of Religion
1) One Reality, Many Perspectives?
Paradigms
and Perception
Flatland
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions--Outline
and Study Guide
World Views
"How Culture Molds Habits
of Thought" by Erica Goode
Timeline of Major Critical Theories in US
Theoretical Paradigms
Worldviews:
From Fragmentation to Integration
Five Worldviews
Lawson, Hilary. �Stephen Hawking is Wrong.�
Carroll, John. �I Enjoy Being a Virus.�
Stokes, Gale. �Why the West? The Unsettled Question of Europe�s Ascendancy.
�The
Reflective Judgment Model Stage Related Assumptions about Knowing.�
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2) Who Am I, What is the Meaning of My Life, and How Can I Transform Myself?
"The
Purpose of Life for the Individual." World Scripture.
Research Sources on Concepts
of Person and Self
"Rethinking Reverence
for Life" by Mike W. Martin
"A
Confession" by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Walden
by Henry Thoreau
"The
Looking-Glass Self", Human Nature and the Social Order by Charles
Horton Cooley
Descartes,
Rene. Discourse on Method.
�The �Newly Defined� Burden of Mental Problems.�
de Waal, Frans B.M.. �Do Humans Alone �Feel Your Pain�?�
Illustration of Plato's Cave Allegory
�The Cave.� Plato�s Republic.����
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Ethics
Updates
"Introduction to Ethics"
by Robert Cavalier
"Buddhist
Ideas for Attaining World Peace" by Ron Epstein
Ramonet,
Ignacio. �Manufacturing Desire.�
Flood,
Harry. "Manufacturing Desire."
Osborne, Lawrence. "Consuming Rituals of the Suburban Tribe."
�Deaths by Mass Unpleasantness: Estimated Totals for the Entire� 20th Century�
Lasley, Janet and Pickett, Ilayna . �Introduction to Types of Ethical Systems.����������
Kohlberg's Moral Stages�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������
�[Nobel Laureate] Jody Williams.�
"The Islamic Gandhi: The world needs to know about Abdul Ghaffar Khan" by Amitabh Pal�Peacemaker Hero: John Wallach.�
Bornstein, David. �The Barefoot Bank with Cheek.�
Bornstein, David. �Changing the World on a Shoestring.�
Thanissaro Bhikkhu. �The Healing Power of the Precepts.�������������������������������������������� ���������
Thich Nhat Hanh. �Embracing Anger.�
Wendell Berry. "Thoughts in the Presence of Fear."
4) Making Sense of Relationships: What is Love?
"So
You Think You're in Love?"
"Love (Theological Virtue)"
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
"The Practice
of Loving-Kindness (Metta)" by �anamoli Thera.
Nagarjuna
Bodhisattva. "The Four Immeasurable Minds" Treatise on the Great Perfection
of Wisdom.
Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe. �Dan Quayle Was Right.�
Muller, Charles, tr. � Analects of Confucius.�
Muller, Charles, tr. "The Great Learning."
Venerable Hung I. �The Cultivation and Uplifting of Loving-Kindness.�
Environmental
Ethics
Envirolink Library
How to Win an Argument with
a Meat-Eater
"A Buddhist
Perspective on Animal Rights" by Ron Epstein
Annan, Kofi. "Kofi Annan's Astonishing Facts."
�World Scientists� Warning to Humanity.�
Stevens, William K. �How Much is Nature Worth?�
White, Lynn, Jr. �Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis.�
Thich Nhat Hanh. �Interbeing.������� ����������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������
Bogo, Jennifer. �Widespread Chemical Exposure Threatens Our Most Vulnerable Population.�
Ethics
and Science in Natural Resource Agencies
Science,
Technology and Religion
Joy,
Bill. �Why the Future Doesn�t Need Us.�
Genetic
Engineering and Its Dangers
Steinbrenner,
Dr. Ricarda. "What Is Genetic Engineering?"���������������
Epstein, Ron. �Redesigning the World: Ethical Questions about Genetic Engineering.�
"Genetic Engineering: A Buddhist Assessment" by Ron Epstein
Preston, Richard. �Annals of Warfare: the Bioweaponeers.�