Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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The '''''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy''''' (IEP) is a free [[online encyclopedia]] on [[Philosophy|philosophical]] topics and philosophers founded by James Fieser in 1995. The current general editors are James Fieser and Bradley Dowden. The staff also includes numerous area editors as well as volunteers. While of high quality, the encyclopedia is in general more accessible and introductory than the similar ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]''.
==About the IEP==
The IEP is a non-profit organization that receives no funding.<ref>About the IEP: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/about.htm</ref> The mission statement of the IEP is as follows:
<blockquote>''The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The IEP is free of charge and available to all internet users world wide. The present staff of 25 editors and approximately 200 authors hold doctorate degrees and are professors at colleges and universities around the world, most notably from the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. The submission and review process of articles is the same as that with printed philosophy journals, books and reference works. The authors are specialists in the areas in which they write, and are frequently leading authorities.<ref>IEP Statement of Purpose: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-purp.htm</ref></blockquote>
In short, the IEP is an encyclopedia that attempts to provide a wide readership with free philosophical articles that remain of high academic quality.
==Scholarly standards==
According to the IEP, the quality of its articles is "at the same level as that of the best multi-volume encyclopedias of philosophy which appear in print."<ref>IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm</ref> This is achieved primarily by recruiting well-qualified contributors and using a peer review process that is "rigorous and meets high academic standards".<ref>IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm</ref> The encyclopedia uses a traditional, closed procedure for commissioning and [[refereeing]] its permanent articles (comparable to that of the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'': see [[peer review]]), but sometimes uses material from public domain resources to create temporary stop-gap articles until permanent articles are completed.<ref>About the IEP: http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/about.htm</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of online encyclopedias]]
==References and notes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/ IEP web page]
* [http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/iep-standards.htm IEP Statement of Scholarly Standards]
* [http://www.iep.utm.edu/1/editors.htm IEP Editorial Staff]
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