User:Jaymay

Jaymay is a user on Wikipedia with a PhD in philosophy. As such, he occasionally edits philosophy entries here on Wikipedia.

Main interests: moral psychology, philosophy of mind, ethics (esp. meta-ethics), epistemology, and philosophy of psychology.

Philosophy journals
I'm currently working on providing information on philosophy journals. This includes providing:
 * INFOBOXES (see Journal of Philosophy e.g.),
 * NOTABLE ARTICLES published in them, based on number of citations according to Google Scholar and my own best judgment (see Mind (journal) e.g.), and
 * NEW ENTRIES for the top journals that don't have entries yet, such as:
 * 1) Philosophers' Imprint
 * 2) Mind & Language
 * 3) Philosophical Studies
 * 4) Canadian Journal of Philosophy
 * 5) Pacific Philosophical Quarterly
 * 6) European Journal of Philosophy
 * 7) Review of Philosophy and Psychology (formerly European Review of Philosophy)
 * 8) Philosophy and Public Affairs
 * 9) Hume Studies
 * 10) Philosophical Perspectives
 * 11) Philosophical Issues
 * 12) Erkenntnis
 * 13) Philosophical Psychology

Philosophy (in general)
Primarily working on the following:
 * A priori and a posteriori (philosophy)
 * Philosophical analysis
 * Analytic-synthetic distinction
 * Epistemology
 * Philosophical Investigations
 * Internalism and externalism
 * Experimental philosophy
 * Various philosophers

Ethics & Moral Psychology
Primarily working on the following:
 * Moral psychology
 * Psychological egoism
 * Ethical egoism
 * Rational egoism
 * Motivation
 * Will (philosophy)
 * Volition (psychology)
 * Akrasia / Weakness of Will
 * Meta-ethics
 * Moral rationalism (created)
 * Moral sense theory (created)
 * Ethical intuitionism
 * Moral skepticism
 * Moral nihilism
 * Argument from queerness
 * Internalism and Externalism in Ethics
 * An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
 * Various philosophers, such as:
 * J. L. Mackie
 * Michael A. Smith (philosopher)
 * Peter Railton
 * John Broome (philosopher)
 * Joseph Raz
 * David Velleman (created)
 * R. Jay Wallace (created)
 * Mark Platts (created)

Philosophy of Mind
Primarily working on the following:
 * Zombie Argument
 * Knowledge argument
 * Epiphenomenalism
 * Qualia
 * Type physicalism
 * Various philosophers, such as:
 * John Perry (philosopher)
 * Ludwig Wittgenstein
 * Gareth Evans (philosopher)
 * Jaegwon Kim
 * Frank Cameron Jackson
 * Thomas Nagel
 * Jennifer Hornsby

Portals

 * Portal directory
 * Philosophy portal
 * Mind and Brain portal
 * Psychology portal
 * Information technology

Key policies & guidelines

 * List of policies - from behavior, to content, to legal and copyright.
 * Manual of Style - Wikipedia style and format standards.
 * Editing Policy - Wikipedia editing policy.
 * Neutral Point of View (NPOV) - something for which Wikipedia entries strive.
 * No original research - the only way to demonstrate that you are not doing original research is to cite reliable sources.
 * Verifiability - any reader must be able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source.
 * Citing sources - any material that is challenged and has no source may be removed by any editor.
 * Image use policy - info on copyrights, fair use, public domain, and more!
 * Image copyright tags - which tags to use for images.

Misc

 * Wikipedia Help - getting started, editing, browsing, policies, standards, and more!
 * Be bold! - don't be afraid to edit, but don't be reckless either!