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It varies a lot. When did Medieval Studies, I was told “Never cite, Wikipedia. Don’t even look at it.” A year later I was studying computer programming and “Wi
by pyuser583 4y ago
It varies a lot. When did Medieval Studies, I was told “Never cite, Wikipedia. Don’t even look at it.”
A year later I was studying computer programming and “Wikipedia is an amazing source of information.”
Medieval studies is a field where the general public believes many falsehoods (witch persecutions, etc). Wikipedia reflected that.
- akolbe 4y agoA friend of mine is a professor of medieval philsophy. He tried to contribute to Wikipedia for a while. He gave up in disgust. (The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which is also free, is much better for anything in that topic area.)
- pyuser583 4y agoMedieval philosophy was my area of focus too! Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is very good - so is the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Fordham’s Internet Medieval Sourcebook is an absolute godsend. Another important resource is the “Cambridge Companion to …” series. It’s paid (about $45/book on Kindle), but will provide you with everything you need to start work on the topic.