Research
Subject Guide: Philosophy
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
- Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy B126 .E496 2003
- American Philosophers before 1950 B851 .A43 2003
- American Philosophers, 1950-2000 B935 .A45 2003
- The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy B41 .C35 1999
- Medieval Philosophers B721 .M45 1992
- Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Philosophers B804 .B52 1996
- The Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Macmillan)
- Oxford Reference Online: Religion & Philosophy
- Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy
Databases
Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- Philosopher's Index
- Religion & Philosophy Collection
- ATLA Religion Database
- Social Sciences Index, 1975-1996 AI 3 .S61 (Annex Floor 1A)
- Social Sciences Citation Index, 1980-present
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Phiosophy
- Scholarly Societies Project: Philosophy Societies
- American Philosophical Association
- American Philosophical Society
- Society for Women in Philosophy
- Guide to Philosophy on the Internet: from a philosophy professor at Earlham College.
- Erratic Impact.com: The Philosophy Reserach Base
- FOLDOP: The Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy
- Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy Resources
- 18th Century Resources: Philosophy.
- Ethics Updates: from Lawrence M. Hinman, University of San Diego.