Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

FlorenceArt · 08-17-2009, 09:40 AM

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I just stumbled (well not exactly, I was looking for information on pre-socratic philosophers and found a link on Wikipedia) on this site, which seems a very rich and serious ressource on philosophy.

It's free to read online, and for $10 a year you can download individual entries in pdf format, which might be useful for some very large entries. I'll have to download the sample pdf and see if I can read it on my Cybook.

Anyway, thought this could be useful to others...
http://plato.stanford.edu/

Florence

Minda · 08-25-2009, 11:21 PM

Hey, thank you, I'd forgotten that site existed, I'll have to check out the PDF downloads too!

frabjous · 08-26-2009, 12:15 AM

As an author of an article on there, I thank you for your interest!

I have free access to the PDF versions, but personally, I don't think the PDFs look much different than the HTML versions, except for certain articles.

FlorenceArt · 08-26-2009, 02:02 AM

Frabjous, I don't except the PDFs to look different, but they would be more portable. Reading a long text on a computer is not very comfortable, especially in the subway, and I don't have an internet-enabled portable device.

I tried the sample PDF on my Cybook and it didn't come out very well, but then the Cybook is really horrible with PDFs. I tried converting it with Calibre and got a readable result, but it would probably be simpler to just download the html source.

Thrasymachus · 08-28-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Frabjous, I don't except the PDFs to look different, but they would be more portable. Reading a long text on a computer is not very comfortable, especially in the subway, and I don't have an internet-enabled portable device.

I tried the sample PDF on my Cybook and it didn't come out very well, but then the Cybook is really horrible with PDFs. I tried converting it with Calibre and got a readable result, but it would probably be simpler to just download the html source.

This encyclopedia is a nice resource, but I'd suggest a different way to put articles on a reading device: copy/paste the text of the article you want to MS Word, save as ("filtered") HTML, and put it right on the Cybook. I don't have a Cybook, but I understand it supports HTML. If you need a format like PRC or EPUB, run the HTML file through calibre. Wouldn't this work?

FlorenceArt · 08-28-2009, 05:13 PM

Yes, that would also work. But to be honest I was mostly thinking about paying the fee just to show my support

reader22 · 08-29-2009, 07:43 PM

Thanks for the link.

08-17-2009, 09:40 AM	#1
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I just stumbled (well not exactly, I was looking for information on pre-socratic philosophers and found a link on Wikipedia) on this site, which seems a very rich and serious ressource on philosophy. It's free to read online, and for $10 a year you can download individual entries in pdf format, which might be useful for some very large entries. I'll have to download the sample pdf and see if I can read it on my Cybook. Anyway, thought this could be useful to others... http://plato.stanford.edu/ Florence

08-25-2009, 11:21 PM	#2
Minda Member Posts: 17 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Carolina Device: Sony PRS-505	Philosophy! Hey, thank you, I'd forgotten that site existed, I'll have to check out the PDF downloads too!

08-26-2009, 02:02 AM	#4
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Frabjous, I don't except the PDFs to look different, but they would be more portable. Reading a long text on a computer is not very comfortable, especially in the subway, and I don't have an internet-enabled portable device. I tried the sample PDF on my Cybook and it didn't come out very well, but then the Cybook is really horrible with PDFs. I tried converting it with Calibre and got a readable result, but it would probably be simpler to just download the html source. Last edited by FlorenceArt; 08-26-2009 at 02:07 AM.

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08-26-2009, 12:15 AM	#3
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	As an author of an article on there, I thank you for your interest! I have free access to the PDF versions, but personally, I don't think the PDFs look much different than the HTML versions, except for certain articles.

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Yes, that would also work. But to be honest I was mostly thinking about paying the fee just to show my support

08-29-2009, 07:43 PM	#7
reader22 Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 145086 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: none	Thanks for the link.