PHI 498: Seminar in Philosophical Research

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

Ref/B/41/.C35/1995
Contains a full length article on the philosophy of mind that is sub-divided by perspective. Its alphabetical arrangement includes bibliographic references at the end of many sections.

Dictionary of Philosophy

Ref/B/41/.M38/1996
Covering Western philosophy, this alphabetically arranged source contains brief to medium length entries on philosophers, terms and concepts. Cross references provide additional scope.

Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought

Ref/B/41/.R43/1996
Covering both Eastern and Western schools of philosophy, this work is encyclopedic in that it it concentrates on conceptual systems with clear explication of terms. Contains cross references.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Ref/B/41/.E5
Major philosophical reference work for background information on nearly any philosophical topic prior to 1965. Separate supplement published in 1996. Lengthy signed articles which include bibliographies of further readings. Use the detailed index (last) volume to find your topic.

Oxford Reference Online

The largest, most up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible reference work in the world. This huge resource contains almost 2 million words and phrases from Oxford's English language and bilingual dictionaries. Individual Oxford titles may be found amongst our eResources by Subject pages.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Online and at Ref/B51/.R68/1998
This ten volume set begun in 1991 serves as an update to the Encyclopedia of Philosophy. An extensive subject index with ample cross references, this set is invaluable for obtaining and overview of major philosophical areas of research. Contains bibliographies.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Designed from its inception as a dynamic reference work. Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public.

Handbooks and Manuals

Philosopher's Guide to Sources, Research Tools, Professional Life, and Related Fields

Ref/ Z/7125/.D445
Guide to various types of resources in philosophy. Arranged by time period, school, material type. Dated. Well-indexed.

Ready Reference to Philosophy East and West

Ref/B/72/.B34/1987
"...a readily accessible account of the history of philosophy." (preface) Arranged by time period and type -i.e., Middle Ages, Indian Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy. Brief index to philosophers and philosophical movements and theories.

Companion to the Philosophy of Mind

Ref/BD/418.3/C62/1994
Comprised of in-depth essays, this handbook is helpful for synthesizing related concepts.

Handbook of Western Philosophy

Ref/ B/804/H17/1988
Begins with chapter on "What is Philosophy?" and continues with individual, beautifully written essays on philosophical issues such as truth, analysis of knowledge, induction and probability, Aesthetics. Notes and bibliography included at close of each essay. Notes on contributors provided at end as well as index and chronology.

Biographical Sources

A History of Women Philosophers

Ref/B/105/.W6M63/[varies]
A three volume set (the fourth volume covering 1900 to date is on order) providing full length overview articles on major women philosophers from 600 B.C.E. through 1900 C.E. Contains bibliographies.

Fifty Major Philosophers

Ref/ B/72/C59/1987
For each philosopher is included: "a short statement containing the main thrust of his philosophy; information about his life; and concise expositions of one or two aspects of his thought, along with mention, where appropriate, of its connection with the thought of other philosophers." (preface) Includes "Further Readings" at the close of each article and a brief glossary in back.

Indexes and Abstracts

Humanities Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields. Covers 1984 to the present.

Philosopher Index

The comprehensive scholarly database covering book and journals since 1940 in philosophy. It is a major source of information in such areas as anesthetics, epistmology, ethics, logic, etc.

Wilson Select Plus

Contains full-text articles from 800 periodicals. Covers 1994 to the present.

JSTOR

A collection of abstracts and articles from over 200 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years.

World Wide Web

Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews:

http://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews.cfm
The Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews features reviews of scholarly philosophical books, January 2002 - present.

Philosophy Documentation Center:

http://www.pdcnet.org/
The Philosophy Documentation Center located at Bowling Green State University serves the community of philosophers world wide.

EpistemeLinks

http://www.epistemelinks.com/index.asp
While a "dot com" or commercial site, useful for uncovering recent philosophic treatments.

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm
Hosted by Earlham College, this is a reliable gateway to WWW resources in philosophy.