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(Chinese) Philosophy on the Internet

One benefit of the Internet is the way it allows the scattered enthusiasts of various less popular activities to share their expertise. Relatively few people in the West know anything much about the rich, varied and immensely long tradition of Chinese philosophy. In the normal course of events, Chinese philosophy buffs in Britain have little chance of bumping into fellow afficinados. On the Internet however, all you have to do is establish a Web page devoted to your subject, set up some links with the more popular philosophy pages and then sit back while other devotees from Tokyo to Tucsin to Tyneside stumble across your creation. The sheer isolation of Chinese philosophy specialists may explain the very large number of Web sites devoted to the subject, as well as the extraordinary care which has been taken over them.

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