Research Guides: Philosophy: Home

Summer 2020

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Essential Resources

Philosopher's Index
Indexes journal articles (as well as books, book chapters, dissertations, and similar materials) published in philosophy and related fields.
PhilPapers
Indexes journal articles and books in philosophy; also hosts discussions of current topics in philosophy scholarship.

Library catalog
Use the books/ebooks option button to scope the search results to these item types.
WorldCat
Adjust result list sort to relevance in order to eliminate weighting of locally-held titles.

Online Reference Sources

Start here to discover a topic, define a term, check a name or event, or identify recommended sources.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
1st edition, Routledge, 1998

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An introductory resource for philosophy research composed of peer-reviewed entries.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A freely available, continuously updated collection of entries authored by scholars.

Oxford Reference Online
Includes a collection of subject-specific encyclopedias and other sources.
Brill's New Pauly - Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
Includes entries on topics in ancient philosophy.
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, 2nd Edition
Contains entries on philosophical linguistics.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Provide introductory essays and extended, authoritative reference lists on diverse topics; ideal for identifying and narrowing a research topic and identifying suitable sources for research. Select from the subject modules listed below.