Editing Philosophy

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Probably due to my background in philosophy and especially logic, my edits tend to be mostly of the following three sorts:

  1. Grammatical: Many Wikipedia articles are grammatically inconsistent, or simply incorrect. This is no doubt an excusable result of boldness, and is simple to correct.
  2. Semantic: A fair few Wikipedia articles, particularly controversial ones, contain vague or unclear sentences. Where this doesn't violate NPOV, I often make or suggest corrections.
  3. Wikipedian: I try to pay close attention to the style and over-arching philosophy behind the Wikipedia project, and often my edits reflect this.

List of Edits

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  • This list should be actively updated: Discuss



 

  • Optimism should have a separate page that focuses on the philosophical idea of optimism and distinguishes the philosophical view from "positive thinking" and other everyday uses of the word.
  • Philosophy of social science, has some okay points but requires elaboration on Wittgenstein and Winch, perhaps other linguistic critiques, whether logical positivist or postmodernist.
  • Exchange value needs to be redone, it shouldn't be under 'Marxist theory'- although it's an important component of Marxist theory it's also vital for all economics. That said the article's weight on Marx is also absurd.
  • German Idealism and the articles related to it may need to be rewritten or expanded to avoid undue weight on Arthur Schopenhauer.
  • Protected values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying
  • Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation.
  • Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change.
  • Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version.
  • Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent.
  • Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention.
  • Analytic philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered.
  • Lifeworld A philosophical concept that seems to have fallen exclusively into the hands of the sociologists. Could use some attention; it's a major and complex issue in phenomenology.
  • Perception Needs the attention of philosophically minded Wikipedians. This is only the start of an overhaul of perception and related articles.


Substantial Edits

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Locks of Love: Requirements for Donors, Requirements for Recipients

Works in Progress

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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: Needs a lot of work; studying this right now and working on improving the article about it simultaneously.

Future Plans

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I plan to soon start work on the Pacifism page. I am not sure it accurately reflects the broad scope of pacifism; I feel that it may overrepresent religious pacifism and underrepresent nonreligious pacifism. It also does a horrible job of explaining deontological and consequentialist positions.