Philosophy

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Listed below are some basic resources to get you started in researching topics related to Philosophy. For additional assistance, please use the services available at the Reference Desk in the Gault Library or contact the librarian listed at the bottom of this page.

Reference Sources

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Reprinted. New York: Macmillan, 1972. WOO Ref. B41 .E5
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. London: Routledge, 1998. WOO Ref. B51 .R68 1998
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Indexes and Databases

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Philosopher's Index: Indexes articles from 1940 to the present. " … Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language." "The database cites works in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese."
Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCOhost): Indexes articles from 1974 to the present; many citations link to full text online. The database covers such topics in religion, theology, and philosophy as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy. It provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for over 290 journals.

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Arts and Humanities Citation Index (ISI): Indexes articles from 1975 to the present. It is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
ATLA Religion Database: The ATLA Religion Database is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion, covering the subdisciplines in the fields of theology and religion, plus religious research in related fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, medicine, law, and business.
ATLASerials, Religion Collection (EBSCOhost): This database combines the full ATLA Religion Database with the full texts of journal articles from the ATLASerials product made available by the American Theological Library Association. Search interface features and options differ somewhat from those offered through the ATLA Religion Database listed above.
JSTOR (Search JSTOR): JSTOR is a full text journal archiving service and covers from the beginning of each journal title to (generally) four to five years previous to the present. The coverage is multidisciplinary, and currently includes 20 philosophy journals in addition to many journals in related fields.

For additional indexes that may be appropriate for your topic, please request assistance at the Reference Desk in the Gault Library.

Selected Internet Sites

African Philosophy Resources: Links to web pages, journals and documents regarding African Philosophy.
American Philosophical Association (APA): Organization that promotes the exchange of ideas among philosophers and represents philosophy as a discipline.
Chinese Philosophy: Digital Archives & Texts. Covering topics of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese Philosophy.
Ethics Update: Provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics.
Greek Philosophy Archive (University of Georgia): Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, sculptures, mosaics, and links.
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet: Two philosophy search engines (Hippias and Noesis) and other useful links.
Kant and Kantian Ethics: The most comprehensive site on the web pertaining to the writings of the Philosopher Kant.
The Philosophy of Aristotle: Essays by Aristotle and Epictetus, and essays about Aristotle and other early Greek philosophers.
Taoism--Tao Te Ching translations: Access to ten different translation of the text.
Yahoo!--Philosophers: Comprehensive listings of Philosophy pages on Yahoo!

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