PhilPapers is an interactive academic database of
journal
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
articles in
philosophy.
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 research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...
, 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 and
David Chalmers
David John Chalmers (; born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York Univers ...
.
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
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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
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