Collier Library - Pathfinder

 

PHILOSOPHY

 

SCOPE:  The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of Philosophy. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

 

The Library of Congress Class that includes Philosophy is B.  BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:

 

B 1 - 99

Philosophy - General

B 790 – 5802

Modern

B 108 – 708

Ancient

BC 1 – 199

Logic

B 720 - 765

Medieval

BD 10 – 701

Speculative Philosophy

B 770 – 785

Renaissance

 

 

 

For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

 

In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing, consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

 

PHILOSOPHY

LOGIC

PHILOSOPHY, AMERICAN

NIHILISM

PHILOSOPHY, ANCIENT

RATIONALISM

See also under names of individuals,

    e.g., HUME, DAVID

            DESCARTES, RENE
            LOCKE, JOHN

 

 

Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area. 

 

BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material

  • Magill’s World Philosophy [Ref B 29 .W68 1982]
  • A Ready Reference to Philosophy  East and West [Ref B 72 .B34 1987] by Eugene F. Bales
  • World Philosophers and Their Works [ Ref B104 .W67 2000]

 

Literature guides and bibliographies

      Also available as an Electronic Book -a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work.

  • Resources in Ancient Philosophy [Ref Z 7125 .B39 1991]  by Albert A. Bell

 

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy & Philosophers [Ref B 41 .U7]
  • The Dictionary of the History of Ideas [Ref CB 5 .D52]
  • Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion [Ref B 41 .R43]
  • Encyclopedia of Aesthetics [Ref BH 56 .E53 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy [Ref B 163 .E53 1997]
  • Encyclopedia of Ethics [Ref BJ 63 .E45 2001]
  • Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Ref B 51 .E53]
  • Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment [Ref B 802 .E53 2003]
  • Encyclopedia of the Renaissance [Ref CB 361 .E52 1999]
  • The New Catholic Encyclopedia [Ref BX 841 .N44 1967]
  • New Dictionary of the History of Ideas [Ref CB 9 .N49 2005]
  • Oxford Companion to Philosophy [Ref B 51 .O94 1995] by Ted Honderich

      Also available as an Electronic Book -a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

 

Biographical Sources 

See also:

  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index. (Online database)
    (This database serves as an index to many of the library’s print reference sources that contain biographical information.)

SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on PHILOSOPHY

Academic Search Premier

Cambridge Histories Online - Click Browse and then Click Philosophy to see available titles

JSTOR

Philosopher’s Index

Project Muse

ProQuest Research Library Complete

 

A few frequently used PERIODICALS on PHILOSOPHY are:

 

American Philosophical Quarterly

The Monist

British Journal of Aesthetics

Philosophical Review

Ethics

Philosophy

Journal of Philosophy

Philosophy East & West

Journal of the History of Ideas

Review of Metaphysics

Journal of the History of Philosophy

Southern Journal of Philosophy

Mind

 

 

PERIODICAL titles held by the library (in print and electronic format) can be identified by clicking the “PERIODICAL HOLDINGS” link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library   or by searching in UNACAT.

 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN -  it is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally.  Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/about/departments/ill/

 

SUGGESTED WEBSITES

 

Episteme Links: Philosophy Resources on the Internet  http://www.epistemelinks.com/

 

Librarian’s Index to the Internet  http://lii.org/pub/topic/philosophy

 

Philosophy on the English Server http://philosophy.eserver.org/

 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy  http://plato.stanford.edu/

 

 

 

HAVE A QUESTION?  ASK A LIBRARIAN.

 

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