about the phylosophy project
The Phylosophy Project (Phylo) explores the origins of contemporary philosophy by looking at historical relationships between individuals, institutions, and ideas. These relationships are contained in a database of primary and secondary documents and rendered using data visualization tools.
Phylo was created by David Morrow and Chris Alen Sula in the PhD/MA Program in Philosophy and the New Media Lab at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Additional information is available in "An Introduction to Phylo." The Phylosophy Project Blog contains ongoing discussion of the project, including project updates and a user forum.
display concepts
We are currently working on several ways to display our data.
netMap focuses on relationships between people, places, and ideas. Each object is displayed as a node in a network of interconnections. netMap reveals social, intellectual, and citation networks across the history of philosophy.
chronoMap charts people, places, and ideas according to time. Timelines and charts allow users to view multiple searches on the same graph. chronoMap tracks trends across the the history of philosophy.
geoMap plots people, places, and ideas in physical space. Data appears as individual points, as well as distributions across geographic areas. geoMap charts changing locations across the history of philosophy.
technologies
We are currently working with a range of open-source and free technologies to implement Phylo.
- Content Management System: Drupal 6
- Database: MySQL
- Coding (HTML/CSS/XML/PHP/JavaScript): TextWrangler
- JavaScript Library: jQuery
- Visualizations: Adobe Flex, Google Maps
- Blog: WordPress
- Forum: Simple Machines Forum
project site
creators
- David Morrow
dmorrow@gc.cuny.edu - Chris Alen Sula
csula@gc.cuny.edu