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WikiProject Philosophy task list

Charles Peirce: This article needs a lot of help. The POV is way too idiosyncratic and the style is offputting for a general audience, to say the least. You will have to be willing to go to the mat, however, with the primary author, who has been banned but has reappeared under different names.
Desert: At least narrow it down to being in philosophy, ethics, or morality. An actual article at any of these three would be nice, too.
Cesare Cremonini: created "start-level", would need new eyes and hands.
Fatalism: Stub-like. Needs to be cleaned up and expanded
Aristotelianism: Needs to be expanded
Logical argument: Needs work to be of use
Sign / Symbol: Introductions contain too much technical jargon
Catholic Probabilism: Pretty nearly straight from the old Catholic Encyclopedia
Counterfactuals: Needs fuller and more accurate summary of main theories, as well as indication of philosophical importance in other topics, notably causation and inference.
Human agency: Expand, correct, and reference. Any support for altering the name?
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology Sartre's magnum opus, barely more than a stub
Übermensch: desperately needs knowledgable attention
Kant's Groundwork: re-write, expand
Existentialism: in dire need of a cleanup and reworking of information
African philosophy: needs a lot of work!

Please note that the document below is a work in progress -- feel free to edit it as you see fit.

[edit] How to participate in the Philosophy WikiProject

This project is open to all Wiki editors. Adding your name indicates that you are willing to work with others on the development of Wikipedia's philosophy articles, and be an involved member of the project.

Be bold and add yourself to our Participants Roster.

Once you are on the roster, be sure to add the Philosophy WikiProject task list to your user page. To do this, place {{PhilosophyTasksBox}} at the top of your page.

[edit] Welcome

Welcome to reppin the bay (talk • contribs), Gedavis (talk • contribs), Stringman5 (talk • contribs), Universitytruth (talk • contribs) and Spetey (talk • contribs), our newest members.

[edit] This Project's Goals and Tasks: how you can help

This WikiProject is a community of Wikipedians who share an interest in philosophy and who wish to improve the general quality of Wikipedia philosophical articles, and how they are accessed. It is an effort to coordinate the work of Wikipedians who are knowledgeable about philosophy.

To improve the quality and range of Wikipedia articles on philosophical topics:

To provide a framework for consistency in appearance and navigation within the project's subject:

Create and use standard navigation tools
Ensure Category:Philosophy is accurate and up-to-date
Monitor placement and Recent changes
Regularly update the Philosophy Portal
Tag all articles relevant to the project with the {{Philosophy}} banner.
Assess these articles in accordance with the directions on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Assessment page.
Add the articles to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Articles page by category.
Check on recent changes to these articles for improvements, vandalism, and other changes.
To build a community of contributors:
Participants Roster
Vote for or Nominate someone for the Star of Sophia
Recruit new members.

Some old unfinished editing tasks have been archived here. It contains requests for fixups made in 2004, but have not been completed.

Thanks for helping out!

[edit] General standards for philosophy articles

In addition to the standards suggested for all Wikipedia articles, philosophy articles need more thorough and rigorous standards. Below are new standards and a few especially pertinent old ones. Note that new standards should be subjected to consensus building before being added here (a consensus should be reached on the discussion page).

These standards, as with all Wikipedia guidelines, are not obligatory. However, it should be noted that any article that is seeking feature article status should comply with these standards.

Project-specific guidelines

Philosophy articles should have the {{philosophy}} template placed at the top of their talk page.
Guidelines for readability in philosophy articles.
Style guide for philosophy articles.
Requirements for criticisms in philosophy articles
Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/geographic divisions.
Standardise categorisations
In-text citations should be made using the Cite.php system.

Relevant Wiki Guidelines

[edit] Star of Sophia

The Star of Sophia is a special award, and unlike Barnstars, is granted through nomination and acclamation by the participants of this project.

Attention Philosophy Wikiproject participants: to nominate, or vote upon the nomination of another participant of this project whom you feel has contributed in an extraordinary way to the improvement of Wikipedia's philosophy "department", click here.

[edit] Hall of Fame

In special recognition by their fellow participants, for exemplary contributions to the presentation of philosophy on Wikipedia which go above and beyond all expectations, the following extraordinary Wikipedians have been presented the Philosophy WikiProject's highest award, the Star of Sophia:

Sethmahoney For championing the idea of a graphics category for philosophy.
Lacatosias for greatly improving the philosophy of mind articles and his tireless efforts to improve the quality of Philosophy on Wikipedia. [1]
Banno for taking on the impossible task of trying to administer a Web encyclopedia which is defined by almost-complete-disorder, constant quarreling, edit wars, and other irresponsible madness.
Infinity0 for championing and maintaining the Template:Philosophy navigation
User:Mel Etitis For whatever he's done such that we see his name everywhere.

[edit] Recognized content

[edit] Featured articles

[edit] Good articles

[edit] Did you know (DYK)s

[edit] Formerly recognized content

[edit] Former featured articles

[edit] Former good articles

[edit] Philosophy sub-projects

[edit] Parentage

This WikiProject is a top-level WikiProject.

Descendant Wikiprojects

No other descendant WikiProjects have yet been defined.

Some examples of possible descendants, divided by subfield:

WikiProject Continental philosophy
WikiProject Epistemology
WikiProject Logic (proposal to be found here)

[edit] Similar Wikiprojects

WikiProject Philosophy's sister WikiProject, WikiProject Critical Theory has substantial overlap with this WikiProject, and could use help from people on this project. Some of the articles which both projects find interesting are listed here.

WikiProject Philosophy has substantial overlap with WikiProject Hindu Philosophy.

WikiProject Philosophy may similarly have some overlap with Wikipedia:WikiProject History of Science for articles on the history of natural philosophy.

WikiProject Philosophy may be given support from WikiProject Biography: Academics for articles on philosophers qua professors.

[edit] Hierarchy Definition

Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Hierarchy Draft

Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Hierarchy Draft 2

[edit] Custom templates (Our toolbox)

[edit] Portal Pointer

{{portalpar|Philosophy|Socrates.png}} adds a box which leads to the combined philosophy category/portal. It looks like this:

Philosophy Portal

It should appear at the bottom of each philosophy article, immediately before the categories list.

[edit] Task Box

{{PhilosophyTasks}} will add the Philosophy WikiProject task list to a page. To add the pretty boxed version seen above, use {{PhilosophyTasksBox}} instead. (Note: Both are case-sensitive.)

This list is regularly updated by participants, and is used for reporting pages that need attention. If you find such a page, feel free to edit Template:PhilosophyTasks to add it to the list. Please add items to the task list by placing them at the top of the list. You may also remove items from the bottom of the list if it is too long.

If you wish to place the box on your own User or User_talk page, it would be much appreciated. (Keep in mind that the box is currently auto-justified to the right.)

[edit] Project pages

Putting {{philosophy}} at the top of a page will add this notice to it:

Philosophy Portal

This article is within the scope of the Philosophy WikiProject, which collaborates on articles related to philosophy and the history of ideas. Please read the instructions and standards for writing and maintaining philosophy articles. To participate, you can edit this article or visit the project page for more details.

This page is not an article and does not require a rating on the quality scale.

This message should be placed at the top of the talk pages of all philosophy articles, especially:

articles that members of the WikiProject are actively trying to improve.
articles about major philosophical topics.
articles that need special attention. (In this case, you should also add the article name to the Philosophy WikiProject task list. You can view a list of these articles by clicking on What links here on the template page.)

[edit] Philosopher Infobox

Putting the text found at Template:Infobox Philosopher at the top of a biographical page will add a box for basic biographical information. This infobox is primarily a navigation tool. See the discussion at Template talk:Infobox Philosopher for more information.

[edit] Collaboration of the month

{{PhilCOTW}} will add the Template:PhilCOTW template to the page. This is how it looks:

WikiProject Philosophy Collaboration of the month
Be bold!
Vote for next month's collaboration

It is added to the top of the discussion page of the current collaboration of the month. To have your page listed, just add it to the list of articles at Template talk:PhilosophyTasks/vote.

(The W in PhilCOTW stands for Week. The collaborations used to be weekly programs, but perhaps philosophers need more time to think, so it was changed to a monthly program.)

[edit] Stubs

[edit] Philosophy

{{Philo-stub}} will add the Template:Philo-stub template to the page. This is how it looks:

This philosophy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Add it to the bottom of the discussion page of a philosophy-related stub. You can view a list of these stubs at Category:Philosophy stubs or by clicking on What links here on the template page.

[edit] Other Philosophy Stubs

{{Philosopher-stub}} will add the Template:Philosopher-stub template to the page. This is how it looks:

This article about a philosopher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

{{Philo-book-stub}} will add the Template:Philo-book-stub template to the page. This is how it looks:

This philosophy book-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

{{Hindu-philo-stub}} will add the Template:Hindu-philo-stub template to the page. This is how it looks:

This Hindu philosophy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

{{Philos-novel-stub}} will add the Template:Philos-novel-stub template to the page. This is how it looks:

This article about a philosophical novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[edit] Invitation to join this project

{{PhilInvit}} Will add the Template:PhilInvit template to the page. This is how it looks:

I notice that you've edited a few philosophy articles. Have you considered joining the Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy? It is an effort to coordinate the work of Wikipedians who are knowledgeable about philosophy in an effort to improve the general quality and range of Wikipedia articles on philosophical topics.

This is to be placed on the user:talk of potential participants. if you spot someone who might be interested in this project, place this template on their talk page. Don't forget to sign it - it looks more personal. Don't forget to check the Participants Roster first, just in case they are already a member.

You can view a list of who has received invitations by clicking on What links here on the template page.

[edit] Navigation Template

Philosophy Quick Topic Guide (see below).

Philosophical topics

v • d • e

General	Portal · Category listings \| Eastern philosophy · Western philosophy \| History of philosophy: Ancient · Medieval · Modern · Contemporary
Lists	Basic topics · Topic list · Philosophers · Philosophies · Glossary · Movements · Publications · More lists
Branches	Aesthetics · Ethics · Epistemology · Logic · Metaphysics · Political Philosophy
Philosophy of	Education · Geography · History · Human nature · Language · Law · Literature · Mathematics · Mind · Philosophy · Physics · Psychology · Religion · Science · Social science · Technology · War
Schools	Analytic philosophy · Aristotelianism · Continental Philosophy · Critical theory · Deconstructionism · Deontology · Dialectical materialism · Dualism · Empiricism · Epicureanism · Existentialism · Hegelianism · Hermeneutics · Humanism · Idealism ·Kantianism ·Logical Positivism · Marxism · Materialism · Monism · Neoplatonism · Nihilism · Ordinary Language · Phenomenology · Platonism · Positivism · Postmodernism · Poststructuralism · Pragmatism · Presocratic · Rationalism · Realism · Relativism · Scholasticism · Skepticism · Stoicism · Structuralism · Utilitarianism · Virtue Ethics
External references	Primer · Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · Philosophical dictionary · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · EpistemeLinks · Internet philosophy guide

[[--Francesco Franco aka Lacatosias 09:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)ro:Wikipedia:WikiProiect Filozofie]]

[edit] Created a Userbox

Go crazy with it!

|- |{{User WP Philosophy}}

This user is a member of WikiProject Philosophy.

[edit] Category names that do not correspond to general academic uses

There is a category named "Philosophers of Metaphysics"!! WTF? I have never heard this term used anywhere, in any context, in any of my philosophical studies. Those who are more expert than myself (i.e. professors and PhDs) may certainly correct me if I'm wrong, but the general term is "metaphysicians". It also sounds much more common-sensical and appropriate to the grammatical ear. P of M gives me the willies, in other words. But this may be subjective. Anyway, not that big a deal, but I suggest deletion of cat and replacement with "metaphysicians. --Francesco Franco aka Lacatosias 09:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

If google numbers have any value here: c. 220,000 for Metaphysicians and 38,000 for exact term "philosophers of metaphysics". --Francesco Franco aka Lacatosias 09:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

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