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This guide provides a brief overview of the types of material available for Philosophy in the University of Rhode Island Library.  For additional information, conduct a Subject search in the HELIN Catalog.

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Getting started | General reference sources | Biographical sources | Aesthetics sources | Ethics sources | Non-Western philosophies sources | Bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts | Electronic databases | Internet resources

Getting Started

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URI Ref  Z7125 .B97 1997

Bynagle, Hans E.  Philosophy: A guide to the Reference Literature.  2nd ed.  1997.

These specialized reference works provide definitions of concepts and methods. Such works can help you select a topic for research, define and structure your topic, or place your topic in historical perspective. Some of these sources may also include a bibliography listing more books and articles pertinent to your subject.

URI Ref  B41 .C35 1999

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. 2nd ed. 1999.

URI Ref  B163 .E53 1997

Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy. 1997.

URI Ref. B41 .E5 1972 vol. 1-8 & Supplement

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

URI Ref  B51 .O94 1995

Oxford Companion to Philosophy.  1995.

URI Ref  B51 .R68 1998

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 1998. 10 v.

URI Ref  B41 .R64 1999

Rohmann, Chris.  World of Ideas: A Dictionary of Important Theories, Concepts, Beliefs, and Thinkers. 1999.

URI Ref  B104 .B5 1996

Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers. 1996.

URI Ref  B72 .C59 1987

Fifty Major Philosophers. 1987.

URI Ref  B105 .W6 K4 1989

Kersey, Ethel M.  Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book.  1989.

Aesthetics Sources

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URI Ref  BH56 .E33 1998

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.  1998. 4v.

URI Ref  Z6675 .E8 B53

Bibliography of Bioethics. 1982+.  8 v.

URI Ref  Z7164 .B595 1988

Bick, Patricia Ann.  Business Ethics and Responsibilities: An Information Sourcebook.  1988.

URI Ref  BJ63 .D53 1996

Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society, edited by Paul Barry Clarke and Andrew Linzey. 1996.

URI Ref  BJ63 .E44 1998

Encylopedia of Applied Ethics. 1998. 4 v.

URI Ref  B105 .W3 E53 1996

Encyclopedia of War and Ethics, edited by Donald A. Wells. 1996.

URI Ref  BJ1199 .W47 1986

Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics, edited by James F. Childress and John Macquarrie. 1986.

Non-Western Philosophies Sources top

 

URI Ref  B121 .C66 1997

Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy, edited by Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingan. 1997.

URI Ref  B131 .G67 1996

Concise Dictionary of Indian Philsophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. New and Revised Edition. 1996.

URI Ref BL1005 .L4813 1989

Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion.

 

URI Ref B5005 .G4 1995

Great Thinkers of the Eastern World: The Major Thinkers and the Philosophical and Religious Classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the World of Islam, edited by Ian P. McGral.  1995.

URI Ref  Z7125 .B39 1991

Bell, Albert A. and James B. Allis. Resources in Ancient Philosophy:  An Annotated Bibliography of Scholarship in English, 1965-1989.  1991.

URI Ref  Z7125 .W87 1993

World Philosophy, A Contemporary Bibliography, edited by John R. Burn.  1993.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost).

Provides full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily.  Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the early-to-mid 1990s to present.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

ArticleFirst (FirstSearch). 1990-

Access to nearly 13000 journals by author, title, subject, etc. Updated daily.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

The Philosopher’s Index (CSA). 1940-

Provides indexing and abstracts for books and over 480 international journals in philosophy and related fields. Updated quarterly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Project Muse.

Access to the full text of over 220 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and other areas published by university presses. To access Project Muse journals, search the HELIN catalog by: 1) the title of the journal, or 2) the keyword "Project Muse" to see a list of all titles.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Web of Science (ISI).

Web access to ISI citation databases (Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index). This database, updated weekly, contains citations to articles from nearly 8,500 journals (1998 to the present). Searching by cited reference allows the user to tap into the research that influenced an author’s work or to determine a paper’s impact on current research.

http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/

American Philosophical Association

http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

http://billyboy.ius.indiana.edu/WomeninPhilosophy/WomeninPhilo.html

Women in Philosophy

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/VL

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Philsophy

For assistance
If you need further assistance, please stop by the Reference Desk or contact the philosophy subject specialist, Mimi Keefe, at (401) 874-5086 or mjkeefe@uri.edu.

M. Keefe·rev. 11/00, rev. J. Kinnie 3/04, 4/04, 7/06