PhilPapers is an interactive academic database of
journal articles in
philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
.
It is maintained by the Centre for Digital Philosophy at the
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...
, and as of 2022, it has "394,867 registered users, including the majority of professional philosophers and graduate students."
The general editors are its founders,
David Bourget
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
and
David Chalmers.
PhilPapers receives financial support from other organizations, including a substantial grant in early 2009 from the
Joint Information Systems Committee
Jisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit company that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education institutions and research as well as not-for-profits and the public sector.
History
T ...
in the United Kingdom. The archive is praised for its comprehensiveness and organization,
and for its regular updates.
In addition to archiving papers, the editors run and publish the most extensive ongoing survey of academic philosophers.
See also
*
List of academic databases and search engines
This article contains a representative list of notable databases and search engines useful in an academic setting for finding and accessing articles in academic journals, institutional repositories, archives, or other collections of scientific and ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://philpapers.org/
Philosophical literature
Online databases
Philosophical databases
Bibliographic databases and indexes
Internet properties established in 2006
Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals
University of Western Ontario