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Subject Guide: Philosophy

Books

Selected Reference Books in McQuade Library (First Floor):

  • Great thinkers of the Western World [REF] B72 .G74 1992
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy [REF] B41 .C35 1995
  • Encyclopedia of applied ethics [REF]BJ63 .E44 1998
  • Encyclopedia of bioethics [REF] QH332 .E52
  • Encyclopedia of chinese philosophy [REF]B126 .E496 2003
  • Encyclopedia of classical philosophy [REF] B163 .E53 1997
  • Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy [REF] B51 .R68 1998
  • Encyclopedia of ethics [REF]BJ63 .E45 2001
  • World Philosophy [REF] B21 .W6

Search the NOBLE Web Catalog for more print and electronic books owned by McQuade Library. Try these sample subject headings:

Aesthetics

Determinism (Philosophy)

Belief and doubt

Good and evil

Consciousness

Humanism

Constructivism (Philosophy)

Idea (Philosophy)

Logic

Meaning (Philosophy)

Metaphysics

Naturalism

Pragmatism

Self (Philosophy)

Truth

Universals (Philosophy)

Will

Philosophy, Ancient

Ethics

 

You may also wish to search by the name of the philosopher, such as Plato; Aristotle; Foucault,Michel; Marx, Karl; Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm; Kant, Immanuel; Descartes, Rene.

To find additional related subject headings, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (a set of red reference books located near the Reference Desk in McQuade Library).

Articles

Selected print indexes and periodicals:

  • Humanities Index (1974-current) (REF A13 .H85)
  • Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (1890-current) (REF AI3 .R48)
  • New York Times Index (1910-current) (REF AI.21 .N45)
  • Boston Globe Index (1982-current) (REF AI.21.B6)

Selected journals, magazines and newspapers on the Web:

  • Animus: A Philosophical Journal for Our Time
  • Minerva: An Internet Journal of Philosophy
  • Sorites: An Electronic Magazine of Analytical Philosophy
  • polylog: Forum for Intercultural Philosophy

Search these databases to find articles:

  • Philosopher's Index 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.
  • JSTOR is a searchable digital archive containing back-issues of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It contains complete runs of these scholarly journals, many of which date from the 1800s. Note: the most recent 3 to 5 years of a journal are not included in this archive.
  • POIESIS is a subscription based reference and publishing service offering searchable access to the full text of hundreds of current, recent, and back issues of a growing number of philosophy journals and series.
  • Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,500 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP This databse meets research needs across all academic disciplines from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full-text and images.

  • Biography Resource Center contains biographical information from periodicals and reference sources on over 900,000 people.

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