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### Example RSS <item> Element for PhilPapers

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/rss_input.html

This is an example of a single item within an RSS feed, demonstrating the required Dublin Core and PRISM fields for submitting article metadata to PhilPapers. Ensure all required fields marked with an asterisk in the documentation are present.

```xml
<item rdf:about="http://www.springerlink.com/content/amnj383534253253/fulltext.pdf">
<title>Descriptivism, scope, and apparently empty names</title>
<link>http://www.springerlink.com/content/amnj383534253253/fulltext.pdf</link>
<dc:creator>Caplan, Ben</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010</dc:date>
<description>Some descriptivists reply to the modal argument by appealing to scope ambiguities. In this paper, we argue that those replies don&#x2019;t work in the case of apparently empty names like &#x2018;Sherlock Holmes&#x2019;</description>
<prism:publicationName>Philosophical Studies</prism:publicationName>
<prism:volume>1000</prism:volume>
<prism:number>1</prism:number>
<prism:startingPage>5</prism:startingPage>
<prism:endingPage>10</prism:endingPage>
</item>
```

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### Complex Query Example

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Combines multiple operators to refine search results.

```text
derivative "intentional phenomenal"~5 -inexistence
```

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### Query Computation Validity

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Examples of valid and invalid query structures regarding implicit document lists.

```text
aaa -(bbb -(ccc ddd))
```

```text
-aaa
```

```text
aaa | -bbb
```

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### Connect to PhilPapers via SFTP

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/ftp_feeds.html

Use this command to establish a secure connection to the PhilPapers FTP server on the required custom port.

```bash
 sftp -P 2222 yourusername@ftp.philpapers.org
```

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### AND and OR Operators

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Demonstrates logical combination of terms. OR operator precedence is higher than AND.

```text
content & consciousness | experience
```

```text
content (consciousness | experience)
```

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### Same-Sentence Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Ensures both terms appear within the same sentence.

```text
animal SENTENCE rights
```

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### Embed Public Categories via PhilPapers Gadget

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/api/embed-public.html

Insert this HTML and script tag into your page to display a public category. Replace [API_ID] and [API_KEY] with your credentials and update the URL to match the desired category.

```html
<div id="xpapers_gadget"> Loading papers... (Click <a href="https://api.philpapers.org/browse/representationalism">here</a> if the papers don't load.) </div>   
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://api.philpapers.org/browse/representationalism?format=embed&apiId=[API_ID]&apiKey=[API_KEY]"></script>
```

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### Field-Start and Field-End Modifiers

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Anchors the search to the beginning or end of a field.

```text
^hello world$
```

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### Quorum Matching Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Matches documents containing at least a specified number of terms from the provided list.

```text
"the world is a wonderful place":3
```

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### NOT Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Excludes documents containing the specified term.

```text
externalism -justification
```

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### Strict Order Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Enforces a specific sequence of terms in the document.

```text
aaa << bbb << ccc
```

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### Customize embedded list appearance with CSS

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/api/style.html

Apply custom styles to PhilPapers embedded lists by targeting specific CSS classes like .xpapers_abstract and .xpapers_title.

```css
<style>  
.xpapers_abstract { font-size:smaller; padding:2px }  
.xpapers_title { font-weight:bold }  
.xpapers_pubInfo { color : #444 }  
</style>
```

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### Truncation Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Matches variations of a word stem using the asterisk wildcard.

```text
dualis*
```

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### Proximity Search Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Matches terms within a distance of n+2 words.

```text
"hello world"~10
```

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### JSON API - Article Feeds

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/api/json.html

Provides access to bibliographic data for limited subsets of the PhilPapers index. Contact PhilPapers for access and conditions.

```APIDOC
## JSON API - Article Feeds

### Description
Allows third parties to download bibliographic data for specific subsets of the PhilPapers index. Contact PhilPapers for access details and usage conditions.

### Method
Contact PhilPapers

### Endpoint
Contact PhilPapers

### Parameters
Contact PhilPapers

### Request Body
Contact PhilPapers

### Response
Contact PhilPapers
```

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### Embed Private Bibliography List

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/api/embed-private.html

Use this HTML and JavaScript snippet to embed a private bibliography list from 'My bibliography' onto any page. Ensure your list is public and replace [ID], [API_ID], and [API_KEY] with your specific values.

```html
<div id="xpapers_gadget"> Loading papers... (Click <a href="https://api.philpapers.org/browse/[ID]">here</a> if the papers don't load.) </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://api.philpapers.org/browse/[ID]?format=embed&apiId=[API_ID]&apiKey=[API_KEY]"></script>
```

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### Field Search Operators

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Restricts searches to specific metadata fields. The @ operator applies to subsequent expressions.

```text
@title hello @descriptors world
```

```text
@(title,descriptors) hello world
```

```text
@(title,descriptors) hello @* world
```

```text
world @(title,descriptors) hello
```

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### Nearby Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Matches terms within a specified word distance of each other.

```text
animal NEAR:4 rights
```

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### JSON API - Category Feed

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/api/json.html

Access the entire PhilPapers taxonomy as a JSON feed. This feed contains information about each category, including its name, ID, and parent categories.

```APIDOC
## GET /philpapers/raw/categories.json

### Description
Retrieves the entire PhilPapers taxonomy as a JSON feed. Each entry represents a category with its name, ID, and parent IDs.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
https://philpapers.org/philpapers/raw/categories.json

### Query Parameters
- **apiId** (string) - Required - Your PhilPapers API user ID.
- **apiKey** (string) - Required - Your PhilPapers API Key.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **name** (string) - The name of the category.
- **id** (integer) - The unique identifier for the category.
- **parents** (string) - A comma-separated list of parent category IDs.
- **primary_parent** (integer) - The ID of the primary parent category.

#### Response Example
```json
[
  {
    "name": "Philosophy of Mind",
    "id": 123,
    "parents": "1,4",
    "primary_parent": 4
  },
  {
    "name": "Consciousness",
    "id": 456,
    "parents": "123",
    "primary_parent": 123
  }
]
```
```

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### Phrase Search Operator

Source: https://philpapers.org/help/search.html

Matches the exact sequence of words within quotes.

```text
"hello world"
```
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