Phylo lets you access and edit information about professional philosophers. The best way to do this is to go to Phylo's home page. (You'll need JavaScript enabled in your web browser to take advantage of our home page.)

Finding information on Phylo. To get started using Phylo, find the search box near the top left corner of each page. Type the name of a philosopher, college, or university and click 'Go'. Our database currently focuses on philosophers who studied or taught in North America since the late 1800's, you'll get the best results if you search for a 20th century American philosopher. We hope to expand to other times and geographical areas in the future.

You'll see information about the person or institution that you searched for in two ways. On the lefthand side, you'll see a "details panel" containing a list of the information we have about that person or institution. On the righthand hand, you'll see that same information displayed on a timeline. You can click and drag the timeline to move around. If your mouse has a scrollwheel, you can use that, too. Hold shift while using the scrollwheel to scroll horizontally. You can also click on the icons in the timeline to see more information.

Adding information to Phylo. We'd love for you to edit or add to the information in our database. You'll need to log in or create a free account to do so. You can always find instructions on adding or editing information from the "Get help" section of the main menu at the top of the page.