sep-literature

Generate unified philosophy bibliographies from SEP and PhilPapers with Chicago citations.

33|6|Updated Mar 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/xjtulyc/awesome-rosetta-skills --skill sep-literature
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Skill: sep-literature
Source: https://github.com/xjtulyc/awesome-rosetta-skills/tree/main/skills/14-philosophy/sep-literature
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/xjtulyc/awesome-rosetta-skills --skill sep-literature

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

It helps researchers rapidly discover philosophy literature, pull authoritative bibliographies from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), and assemble properly formatted Chicago citations.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • SEP literature search and bibliography extraction: Search SEP entries and extract the bibliography section to get curated, field-relevant references.
  • PhilPapers API discovery: Query PhilPapers for philosophy works by concept/topic (with optional category and year filtering) and normalize bibliographic metadata.
  • Systematic review + citation tracing: Build a deduplicated unified bibliography across sources and trace a concept’s publication trajectory over time.
  • Chicago-style citation formatting: Generate Notes and Author-Date citation strings suitable for humanities and interdisciplinary scholarship workflows.

Quick Start

Use sep-literature to run a systematic literature review on "moral luck" and export a unified Chicago-ready bibliography.

Frequently Asked Questions about sep-literature

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I extract a bibliography from a Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry?

To extract a bibliography from a Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry, the Skill scrapes SEP pages with polite delays and parses the HTML to isolate the bibliography section, yielding curated field-relevant references. It requires network access to SEP endpoints and YAML-defined metadata.

Can I search PhilPapers for philosophy literature by concept and filter by year?

Yes, you can search PhilPapers for philosophy literature by concept. The Skill queries the PhilPapers API with optional category and year filtering, then normalizes the returned bibliographic metadata to integrate with your systematic review workflow.

What is the best way to format philosophy citations in Chicago style from multiple sources?

The best way to format philosophy citations in Chicago style is by deduplicating references across SEP and PhilPapers sources. The Skill generates unified Notes and Author-Date citation strings suitable for humanities scholarship directly from the assembled bibliography.

How do I trace the publication trajectory of a philosophical concept over time?

To trace the publication trajectory of a philosophical concept, the Skill performs citation genealogy analysis and builds a deduplicated unified bibliography across sources. This summarizes decade-level debate trajectories for your systematic literature review.

Does this systematic review tool require any specific dependencies or components?

No specific dependencies or components are required to run this systematic review tool. The Skill operates autonomously with network access to SEP and PhilPapers endpoints, relying on YAML-defined metadata to configure and execute the literature search.

Why do I need YAML-defined metadata to run a philosophy literature search?

YAML-defined metadata is required to run a philosophy literature search because it configures the Skill's scraping parameters, API queries, and citation formatting rules. This structured input ensures the systematic review targets the correct concepts and applies proper Chicago style deduplication.