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Introduction
The study of philosophy is closely tied to the study of history, theology, and religion. Be prepared to examine those subject guides also when working on a philosophy research project. As a general rule, research tools for history, theology, and religion will not be included in this subject guide.
Also, all disciplines have a "philosophy of..." component. For example, researchers can study the philosophy of education, politics, history, science, medicine, and so on. This guide includes only research tools for the study of philosophy as a discipline. Use the appropriate discipline subject guides to locate material on the philosophy of a discipline.
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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
ATLA Religion Database
Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews on
such topics as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and
religious perspectives on social issues.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
ECCO provides access to the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 26 million pages, it gives researchers access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
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GreenFile
GreenFILE is a research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The total number of records exceeds 300,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles.
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Historical Abstracts
Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts is the leading electronic bibliography for historical study with indexing for more than 2,000 journals. In addition to key historical journals from
virtually every major country Historical Abstracts includes a selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities
that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from
experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been
published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago.
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Philosopher's Index
The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields.
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Religious & Theological Abstracts
R&TA currently abstracts more than 400 journals, with summaries produced by a team of scholars from around the world.
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WorldCat (Public)
WorldCat (Public) is a global network of library content. This WorldCat site provides some services and functionality not offered on the other WorldCat site, but the content is identical. WorldCat is ideal for locating research sources not owned by Calvin so that the sources can be acquired through InterLibrary Loan.
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Reference Materials
American Philosophers, 1950 - 2000 - PN451 D5 vol. 279
Critical essays on the writings of 28 prominent philosophers.
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Bibliographies of Philosophers' Writings
(This is not a book, but a search aid for locating material in the Reference collections.) All author bibliographies are filed alphabetically by author in the Z8000 - Z8999 call number range in the reference collections (Check the theological reference on 4th floor, too!). For example, a bibliography of the writings by and about William James will be found after "Henry James" and before "James Joyce." Generally, only very famous and prolific writers will be found in this area.
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Bibliography of Bioethics - Z6675 E8 W34
Broad comprehensive coverage of all English-language sources.
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Bibliography of Philosophical Bibliographies - Z7125 A1 G83
A bibliography is a collection of works about a person or subject. These are essential research tools and should always be sought because someone has already done the legwork of gathering together in one place important resources on a person or subject. It begins in 1450 and ends in 1974 and collects in all languages.
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British Philosophers, 1500-1799 - PN451 D5 vol. 252
Critical essays on the writings of 28 prominent philosophers.
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Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy - Z7125 H83 1997
The compilers have gather more than 11,000 works written by women in philosophy throughout history and in all places.
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Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas - CB5 D52
The ideas discussed in this work go beyond philosophical ideas. However, a significant number are directly related to philosophical issues.
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Edinburgh Enclyclopedia of Continental Philosophy - B803 .E35 1999
Begins with the classical idealism of Kant and ends with the deconstructionism of Derrida. Schools of thought, not individual philosophers, are the focus of this work.
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Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics - BJ63 .E43 1997
A four volume set essential for understanding ethics in real-life situations.
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Encyclopedia of Bioethics - QH332 .E52 2004
Covers ethical and moral dimensions of scientific and technological innovations; basic concepts of life, death, health, etc.; principles and virtues used as guides for human behavior; world-wide religious traditions; history of medical ethics; and disciplines contributing to bioethics from anthropology to the sociology of science.
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Encyclopedia of Postmodernism - B831.2 E63 2001
Authoritative and complete single volume work on the subject.
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Ethics, an Annotated Bibliography - BJ21 R62 1991
An extensive list of books, journal articles, and other material on the subject of ethics.
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Medieval Philosophers - PN451 D5 vol. 115
Critical essays on the writings of 28 prominent philosophers.
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - B41 R68 1998
This ten-volume work is considered to be the authoritative encyclopedia for philosophy.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The SEP is a major scholarly resource for the study of philosophy. It is not as complete as the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, but it is available online and the information is reliable.
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World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works - B29 W68 1982
Extensive five volume work containing critical summary essays of major philosophical works, critiques by modern scholars, and extensive bibliographies for further study.
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Web Sources
Erratic Impact's Philosophy Research Base
The Philosophy Research Base serves as a portal for a wide variety of research sources for students and teachers in philosophy and related subjects.
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Human Rights Library
"The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than twenty-five thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments."
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Intute: Arts and Humanities
A major UK web portal for the finest Arts and Humanities web resources for education and research. More than 18,000 sites have been selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists and made available through an intuitive search interface.
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Periodicals
ejournal locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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