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Philosophy (most sorts, although philosophy is such a broad field that there will be some disagreement about what it includes). For philosophy, we mostly use t
by spindle 4y ago
Philosophy (most sorts, although philosophy is such a broad field that there will be some disagreement about what it includes). For philosophy, we mostly use the Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu https://plato.stanford.edu . Props to Ed Zalta and all the authors who've made this the case!
- p-e-w 4y agoI've always found that SEP feels less like an encyclopedia and more like a collection of essays. For example, the article on "Plato" is written in a style that would not be accepted on Wikipedia. The author switches freely between their own viewpoint and Plato's, without clearly indicating which is which. Also, while SEP articles usually feature comprehensive bibliographies, there are few references in the article that link individual statements to sources. This again would not be tolerated on Wikipedia. I don't doubt that SEP contains plenty of material that is missing from Wikipedia, but in terms of encyclopedic standards, it seems to me that Wikipedia is far superior.