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        This page includes links to pages that I personally find helpful. There is obviously no attempt to be comprehensive, or to list every well-done philosophy page.

The Philosophical Gourmet Report
       A very useful website for anyone interested in studying in an English-language graduate philosophy program. Includes rankings compiled by surveys of highly regarded English philosophers. As with any ranking it reflects a particular view of the subject, but in this case the view in question is held by of a signification portion of mainstream American philosophical academia. Consequently, even if you disagree with the rankings, it is a very useful (though certainly not definitive) guide for the prospects you will have of being employed by a major American philosophy department if you go to a particular graduate school.

A Web Site Dedicated to Counteracting the Excessive Influence of the Philosophical Gourmet Report
       A very well done site criticizing an excessive over-reliance upon the Philosophical Gourmet Report, critiquing both the approach taken by the report and the problems that arise from students who merely follow the Report, rather than use it as merely one source of input. Obviously, many of the valid criticisms made on this site of the PGR would also apply to the lists on this site. Those wanting to know whether the PGR indeed reflects the views of the profession as a whole, or merely a notable section of it, should examine the signatories to the Letter of Concern regarding the PGR, which is at least as impressive as the list of philosophers taking part in the PGR.

Philosophy Graduate Schools Friendly to Continental Philosophy
       An example of perhaps the best way for a "guide to graduate schools" to be done, this guide is compiled from the personal knowledge of a practicing philosopher. As such, of course, it has limitations in scope, and is heavily reliant upon the particular view of the individual in question, but it is a source that should certainly be consulted by anyone considering graduate study in philosophy at an American university.

Philosopher's Information Center
       The website of the publishers of the Philosopher's Index, which is an excellent (if admittedly not perfect) database for philosophical research.  However, the commitment of the editors to maximise the usefulness and reliability of the Index is impressive, and it is not even a slight exaggeration to say that the information available on Philosophy Lists could simply not exist without their efforts.  The website for the Index also includes information on the journals that are indexed.

Philosophy Documentation Center
       Publishers of, among other things, the Directory of American Philosophers and the International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers. Both seem to rely exclusively upon information from departments, so the information can very in reliability and scope (e.g. whether junior faculty are included, what subjects faculty are described as interested in), but they are nonetheless wonderful resources.

British Society of Aesthetics - A Guide to Graduate Aesthetics in the UK, 2004-2005
An excellent resource for anyone interested in studying aesthetics in the UK. Includes descriptions of the research interests of faculty, as well as a short comment from the department in question.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Includes very helpful reviews of all the philosophy programs in the United Kingdom, presenting useful background information on how the departments' programs actually operate. These reviews are, however, from 2000/2001, so they should be read with an awareness that departmental operations in the meantime.

Philosophy Postgraduate Exchange Noticeboard
Run by the School of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania (Australia), the board aims to promote academic exchange among (mainly, but not exclusively) Philosophy postgraduate students anywhere in the world.  It is only in the very early stages, but may develop into a wonderful resource for anyone interested in studying outside their home country or region, whether for a short or long period of time.

Feminist Philosophy Graduate Programs
A nicely done guide to studying feminist philosophy at U.S. graduate philosophy departments.  Certainly not exhaustive, but then it doesn't claim to be.  Nonetheless, anyone interested in studying feminist philosophy in the U.S. should find it very helpful.

Masters Degrees in the UK
A page by the British Philosophical Association, that provides basic information on the variety of philosophy Master's degree programmes (specialised and general) available in the UK, as well as links to relevant websites.

The Athena Report: A Survey of Graduate Mentoring in Philosophy
A survey of graduate philosophy students, to produce information on the state of mentoring, with information provided by department.  It is not geographically restricted.

The Epistemology Page
This page, by Keith DeRose, includes a short but helpful guide to the most prominent English-language departments for graduate study in epistemology.

SWIF - Sito Web Italiano per la Filosofia
An excellent site devoted to Italian philosophy.

Graduate Programs in Asian Philosophy and Religion
Very helpful guide.  Includes programs from around the world, although most are from the United States.

Philosophy Journal Information
A compilation of useful data on journals, such as time between article submission and verdict, and the number and quality of reviewer comments provided.


Free Full-Text Online Scholarly Philosophy Journals
Alpha Omega: Rivista di Filosofia e Teologia dell'Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum (Level 5)
Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía (Level 4)
Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy (not surveyed)
The Australasian Journal of Logic (not surveyed)
Bollettino del Centro di Studi Vichiani - only full-text of back-issues from 1991-1995 (Level 9)
Crítica: Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía (Level 6)
Cuban Review of Philosophy (not reviewed)
Diametros: An Online Journal of Philosophy (not surveyed)
Episteme NS: Revista del Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (Level 8)
Essays in Philosophy (not surveyed)
Florida Philosophical Review: The Journal of the Florida Philosophical Association (Level 7)
Gnosis: A Journal of Philosophic Interest (not surveyed)
Hyle: International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry (Level 9)
The International Journal for Field-Being (not surveyed)
Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (not surveyed)
Language, Society and Culture (not surveyed)
Miscelánea poliana (not surveyed)
Philosophers' Imprint (Level 5)
Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly (Level 7)
Principia: Revista Internacional de Epistemologia (Level 4)
Psyche: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Consciousness (not surveyed)
Quaderns de Filosofia i Ciència (Level 8)
The Saint Anselm Journal (not surveyed)
Sorites: An International Electronic Quarterly of Analytic Philosophy (Level 8)
Telos: A Quarterly Journal of Critical Thought (Level 10)
Veritas: Revista de Filosofia (Level 9)

Selected Links Pages
EpistemeLinks
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
Philosophers Today (German)
Philosophie Ressources (French)
Philosophische Bücherei (German)
Philosophy Around the Web
Philosophy at Large
The Philosophy Net (Swedish)
Site Web Italiano per la Filosofia (Italian)