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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

Philosophers

René Descartes



René Descartes
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/descarte.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
René Descartes' Life and Works
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Descartes' Epistemology
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: Descartes
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/Descartes.htm)

Discussion of Descartes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
René Descartes: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Lecture Notes: Descartes
(http://hume.ucdavis.edu/phi022/desclec.HTM)

Lecture notes on Descartes' epistemology and metaphysics from a course in 17th c philosophy by G. J. Mattey (U. C. Davis)
Descartes' skepticism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/descrartes.html)

Discussion by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
René Descartes and the legacy of mind/body dualism
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html)

Discussion by Robert H. Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
René Descartes and the Meditations on First Philosophy
(http://www.friesian.com/hist-2.htm)

Detailed discussion of Descartes' Meditations by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)

John Locke



John Locke
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/locke.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Locke
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Locke: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/lock.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
History of Philosophy: John Locke
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/locke.htm)

Discussion of Locke's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
John Locke: The Case Against
(http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/CogSci/Locke.html)

Discussion by Francis F. Steen (U. C. L. A.)
Locke links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Lock)

EpistemeLink link collection

George Berkeley



George Berkeley
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/berkeley.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
George Berkeley
(http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/phil/philo/phils/berkeley.html)

Short biography of Berkeley from The Window
History of Philosophy: Berkeley
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/berkeley.htm)

Discussion of Berkeley's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Berkeley Studies
(http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ursa/philos/berkeley.htm)

Collection of essays and links to other sites by Peter A. Lloyd
Berkeley links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Berk)

EpistemeLink link collection
George Berkeley: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/berk.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling