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Episteme  Links	Description: An organized collection of thousands of links to resources devoted to philosophy. The main sections are Philosophers and Topics and Traditions, both of which are searchable by time period and subject area. The Philosophers section provides quick links to fifty of the most frequently requested philosophers. Additional sections provide links to Images, Print and Electronic Journals, and E-Texts. (This latter category is searchable by keyword, philosopher, and topic category.) Adding additional value to this site are topic specific links to terms in several online philosophy encyclopedias including the online version of The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (1995).
Philosophy in Cyberspace	Description: A comprehensive guide to the world of philosophy with evaluated, annotated links to resources on such topics as aesthetics, ethics, feminism, logic, epistemology, metaphysics & many more. It also covers listservs, newsgroups, electronic resources, philosophy departments, organizations, jobs and humor
Philosophy Pages	Description: An excellent starting point for studying Philosophy. The Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names is a concise guide with links to more information from such great Web resources as The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), The Ism Book (ISM), the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind (DPM), and Downes's Guide to the Logical Fallacies (GLF). There's also a Timeline of Western Philosophers that begins in 600 B.C.E. and runs through to the present.
Guide to Philosophy	Description: Comprehensive collection of philosophy resources on the Internet. Not annotated, but the best are marked with a red star. This is a large file. The benefit is that you can search it with you Find button once it loads.

 

 

Print Resources

 

The Cambridge Dictionary of PhilosophyReference B41.C35 1995 

This resource is a dictionary of thousands of important terms. It also has substantial treatments of major philosophers, many of these entries run to thousands of words. It has hundreds of entries, often of 500 to 1,000 words, on other significant thinkers. In addition, it provides detailed overviews of the subfields such as epistemology and ethics.

 

The Columbia History of Western Philosophy

Reference B72 .C593 1999

This one volume history of philosophy stresses the work of the principle thinkers of the West. Articles include a bibliography of the best secondary works on each philosopher. There are also essays on major themes such as humanism and on periods of philosophy.

 

Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion : Eastern and Western Thought

Reference B41 .R43 1966

This dictionary provides short articles on philosophers including some analyses of the thought of major philosophers and religious leaders. Short explications of terms are an important contribution of this source.

 

Dictionary of the History of Thought

Reference CB5 .D52

This 5 volume source is composed of lengthy articles about ideas covered in an historical context. Articles are written by experts and are signed. Each essay contains sources for further reading.

 

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Reference B51 .E6

Published in 1967, with a supplement in 1996, this is considered a major reference work in philosophy. It contains substantial articles on all major philosophers and philosophical ideas. Bibliographies are included with articles.

 

Key Ideas in Human Thought

Reference B41 .K48 1993

This dictionary provides brief definitions of terms and ideas in all areas of human thought. Citations often contain suggestions for further reading

 

The Oxford Companion to philosophy

Reference B51 .O94 1995

Long articles on the greatest philosophers are brought together in this volume. Many shorter treatments of toher philosophers are included. Short articles defining terms and longer ones covering issues are also found.

 

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Reference B51 .R68 1998

This 10 volume encyclopedia is the latest full scale encyclopedia of philosophy. It includes lengthy articles, often more that 10 pages on individual philosophers and philosophical issues. All articles offer suggestions for further reading, articles on individual philosophers provide a list of their works. The best source in which to bwegin research.

 

World Philosophy

Reference B29.W68 1982

 

Philosopher’s Index Quarterly 1967 to Present

Index Section, Lower Level Library

Philosopher’s Index is a subject and author index with abstracts Books and periodicals in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian are indexed. This publication is the only index in the field.

 

The Oxford Companion to philosophy

Reference B51 .O94 1995

Long articles on the greatest philosophers are brought together in this volume. Many shorter treatments of toher philosophers are included. Short articles defining terms and longer ones covering issues are also found.

 

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Reference B51 .R68 1998

This 10 volume encyclopedia is the latest full scale encyclopedia of philosophy. It includes lengthy articles, often more that 10 pages on individual philosophers and philosophical issues. All articles offer suggestions for further reading, articles on individual philosophers provide a list of their works. The best source in which to bwegin research.

 

World Philosophy

Reference B29.W68 1982

This source is a collection of essays about 225 major philosophical works. Each article covers the principle ideas advanced in the work and excerpts from pertinent literature about the work.

 

Philosopher’s Index Quarterly 1967 to Present

Index Section, Lower Level Library

Philosopher’s Index is a subject and author index with abstracts Books and periodicals in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian are indexed. This publication is the only index in the field.

 

 

 

 

Inez Ringland, Ph.D. MALS

Associate Dean for Information Services

Bibliographer for Philosophy

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