Template:SEP/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:SEP.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Purpose[change source]

This template adds an external link to an entry in the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy at plato.stanford.edu.

Parameters[change source]

{{SEP 
 | {{{1}}}
 | {{{2}}} 
 | {{{3}}}
 | {{{4}}}
}}

{{{1}}}: the location of the entry at the SEP website. For example, the entry "Nietzsche's Moral and Political Philosophy", with the URL http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche-moral-political/ , will be said to have a location of nietzsche-moral-political.
{{{2}}}: the title of the entry (defaults to the title of the Wikipedia page)
{{{3}}}: the name of the author of the entry
{{{4}}}: the date the entry was last updated

Examples and usage[change source]

Suppose you want to add an external link to the SEP's article on Paul Feyerabend. The location of this entry at the SEP is at feyerabend, the title of the entry is "Paul Feyerabend", the author is John Preston and the last update is June 1, 2009. The code

* {{SEP|feyerabend|Paul Feyerabend|John Preston|June 1, 2009}}

will produce the link

Paul Feyerabend entry by John Preston in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, June 1, 2009

Note: This template should generally only be used in the External links sections of articles; it should not be used in citations, references or bibliography. Consider using {{citation}}, {{cite web}} or related templates for those purposes.

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