B49 .B47 2001
This should be consulted for the correct subject headings to
use in searching library catalogues.
The philosopher's guide to sources, research tools,
professional life, and related fields. De George, Richard
T. Lawrence: Regents Press of Kansas; c1980.
Z7125 .D445
A comprehensive bibliographical guide to the field of
philosophy in all its branches and manifestations, including
the history of philosophy, systematic philosophy, the major
philosophical schools and movements, journals, writing and
publishing, associations and centers, etc.
Philosophy: a guide to the research literature.
Bynagle, Hans E. Littleton, Colo: Libraries Unlimited; 2nd ed.
1997 (References sources in the humanities series)
B72 .B961 1997
Serves the same purpose as De George (above). While being less
comprehensive in coverage, the annotations are more complete
and the information more recent.
Indexes and Abstracts
Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Philadelphia,
PA: Institute for Scientific Information.
Z5937 .A795. Index Table IV
Its chief use is to find articles that cite/refer to/footnote
one you are interested in. It can also be used to find
articles if you know the author or key words from the
title. Also available through First Search as AH
Search and in Web of Science.
Dissertation Abstracts International. A. Humanities
and Social Sciences.
Look in First Search under Quick Links
Essay and General Literature Index. New York: H.W.
Wilson Co.
The utility of this is to find articles or essays that appear
in collections, anthologies, or Festschriften. Available
through First Search.
The Philosopher's index. Bowling Green, Ohio:
Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green University v.
1- spring 1967- Quarterly, with annual cumulations.
Z7127 .P47
Prior to 1980 this provided indexing and abstracts for the
journal literature in philosophy; since that time, it has
covered books as well. While international in focus, it is
particularly strong in the Anglo-American tradition; all the
abstracts are in English. "Subjects" include
individual philosophers as well as topics. Abstracts of
articles/books are provided in the Authors section. Now
available on the web through Silver Platter Web Spirs (look on
the home page under Quick Links), where it extends back to
1940.
The Philosopher's index : a retrospective index to non-U.S.
English language publications from 1940. Bowling Green,
Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center,Bowling Green State
University, c1980. 3 v.
Z7127 .P473
This covers, retrospectively, non-U.S. books from 1940 to 1978
and journals between 1940 and 1966.
The Philosopher's index : a retrospective index to U.S.
publications from 1940. Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy
Documentation Center, Bowling Green State University, c1978. 3
v.
Z7127 .P474
This covers, retrospectively, U.S. books from 1940 to 1976 and
journals between 1940 and 1966.
Répertoire bibliographique de la philosophie.
Louvain: Institut superieur de philosophie. v. Quarterly
Z7127 .R42
An important supplement to Philosopher's Index, this is
especially useful for European materials. The November issue
covers book reviews and contains a cumulated general name
index (table onomastique) for authors, translators, and
reviewers.
Bibliographies
Bibliographic index. v. 1- 1937 H. W. Wilson Co.
Z 1002 .B595 Shelved in Reference Index Area
A "subject list of bibliographies published separately or
appearing as parts of books, pamphlets, and
periodicals....Selection is made from bibliographies that have
fifty or more citations."
Bibliography of bioethics. Kennedy Institute Center
for Bioethics. Detroit: Gale Research Co. v. Note: "An
ongoing research project of the Kennedy Institute, Center for
Bioethics at Georgetown University."
Z6675.E8 B53 R724
This annual bibliography surveys the literature of bioethics,
which it defines as "the systematic study of value
questions that arise in the biomedical and behavioral
fields." (Preface) Its coverage is comprehensive for
English-language materials, including audiovisuals, court
decisions, bills, and unpublished documents, as well as books
and articles. Starting with vol. 9 many of the entries
include abstracts. The data for this now included in the NLM
Gateway.
Bibliography of modern American philosophers. John G. Slater. Bristol: Thoemmes, 2005.
B935 .B53 2005
A bibliography of philosophical bibliographies.
Guerry, Herbert. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press; 1977. Note:
Includes index.
Z7125.A1 G83
"attempts to list philosophical bibliographies published
in all countries since 1450 ... through the year 1974."
(Introduction)
The collaborative bibliography of women in philosophy.
Noel Hutchings and William D. Rumsey, editors. Bowling Green,
Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State
University, c1997.
B105.W6 H871 1997
Ethics, an annotated bibliography Pasadena, Calif.
: Salem Press, c1991.
BJ21 .R62 1991
Contains summaries of philosophical books on Ethics.
50 years of events : an annotated bibliography, 1947 to
1997. Roberto Casati, Achille C. Varzi.Bowling Green,
Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State
University, c1997.
B105.E7 C371 1997
An annotated bibliography of the philosophical concept of
events.
Philosophy journals and serials : an analytical guide.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985.
B72 R821 1985
Contains descriptions of the major journals in Philosophy.
Resources in ancient philosophy : an annotated
bibliography of scholarship in English, 1965-1989. Bell,
Albert A. Jr.
and James B. Allis. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1991.
B171 .B341 1991
A comprehensive annotated bibliography of books and articles
on the major Western philosophers from the PreSocratics to
Saint Augustine.
Women philosophers : a bibliography of books through 1990.
Barth, E. M. Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy Documentation
Center, c1992.
B72 .B371 1992
Focuses both on the origional and scholarly contributions of
women to the whole range of philosophical studies. Arrangement
is by classed subject headings.
World philosophy : a contemporary bibliography.
edited by John R. Burr ; Charlotte A. Burr, research editor.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
B801 .W67 1993
This updates Burr's Handbook of World Philosophy (see under
"Handbooks"), extending it to 1992.
Dictionaries and
Encyclopedias
Biographical dictionary of twentieth-century
philosophers. edited by Stuart Brown, Diane Collinson,
Robert Wilkinson.London ; New York : Routledge, c1996.
B804 .B521 1996
Includes short biographical information and bibliographies of
primary and secondary sources.
The Blackwell dictionary of Western philosophy. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004
B41 .B79 2004
The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy. 2nd ed.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
B41 .C35 1999
A companion to the philosophers. edited by Robert
L. Arrington ; advisory editors, John Beversluis ... <et
al.>.Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
B72 .C595 1998
"The goal of this book is to present the thoughts and
theories of the major figures in the dominant philosophical
traditions throughout history" (Preface) Western and
Eastern traditions are represented. See also the Blackwell
Companion to Philosophy above.
Concise encyclopedia of philosophy of language. edited by
Peter V. Lamarque ; consulting editor, R.E. Asher.Kidlington,
Oxford ; New York, NY, USA : Pergamon, c1997.
P106 .C5946 1997
The Concise encyclopedia of western philosophy and
philosophers. Urmson, J. O.; Ree, Jonathan. rev ed.
London Boston: Unwin Hyman; 1989.
B41 .C66 1989
Most of the contributors to this single volume are eminent
English and American philosophers working in the analytic
tradition. The signed articles illuminate the thought of the
contributors as much as they illuminate the topics they
discuss. Entries include philosophers as well as topics.
Bibliographies are not included.
The dictionary of eighteenth-century British
philosophers. general editors, John W. Yolton, John
Valdimir Price and John Stephens. Bristol : Thoemmes Press,
1999. 2 v.
B1301 .D527x 1999
Includes extensive information and bibliographies.
Dictionary of twentieth-century British philosophers. Stuart C. Brown. Bristol: Thoemmes Continuum, 2005.
B1615 .D52 2005
Dictionary of existentialism. Westport, Ct. :
Greenwood Press, c1999.
B819 .D455 1999
The dictionary of nineteenth-century British
philosophers; general editors, W.J. Mander, Alan P.F.
Sell> supervising and consultant editors, Gavin Budge
Bristol:Thoemmes,2002.
LIBRARY WEST B1561 .D53x 2002
A Dictionary of philosophy. Flew, Antony Rev. 2nd
ed New York: St. Martin's Press; 1984, c1979.
B41 .D52 1984
A dictionary of philosophy. A.R. Lacey. 3rd ed.
London : Routledge, 1996.
B41 .L32x 1996
The dictionary of seventeenth-century British
philosophers general editor, Andrew Pyle. Bristol :
Thoemmes, 2000. 2 v.
B1131.D537
Dictionary of the history of ideas; studies of selected
pivotal ideas. Wiener, Philip Paul, ed. New York:
Scribner; <1973- 74>. 5 v;
CB5 .D52
Despite the word "Dictionary," the articles this
contains are encyclopedic in length and quality. The
"Ideas" include those of literature, religion,
political and social thought, science as well as philosophy.
The articles include "cross-cultural studies limited to a
given century or period, studies that trace an idea from
antiquity to later periods, and studies that explicate the
meaning of a pervasive idea and its development in the minds
of its leading proponents" (Preface.) No biographical
entries. Includes bibliographies.
The Edinburgh encyclopedia of Continental philosophy
general editor, Simon Glendinning. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn
Publishers, c1999.
B803.E35x 1999b
Has lengthy scholarly articles and bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of aesthetics. New York : Oxford
University Press, 1998. 4 v.
BH56 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of applied ethics. editor-in-chief
Ruth Chadwick. San Diego : Academic Press, c1998. 4 v.
BJ63 .A66x 1998
Very thorough scholarly articles with good bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of bioethics Rev. ed: New York :
Macmillan Pub. Co. : Simon & Schuster Macmillan ; London :
Prentice Hall International, c1995. 5 v.
QH332 .E52
An interdisciplinary source of information about
bioethics.. The articles are thorough and scholarly with
excellent bibliographies. For background discussion of the
major issues in bioethics, this is a fitting complement to the
Bibliography of Bioethics.
Encyclopedia of classical philosophy. edited
by Donald J. Zeyl ; associate editors, Daniel T. Devereux and
Phillip K.Mitsis. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.:
B163 .E53 1997
Good scholarly articles on Greek and Roman philosophers and
philosophy.
Encyclopedia of empiricism. edited by Don
Garrett and Edward Barbanell. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood
Press, 1997.
B816 .E53 1997
Includes entries for philosophers and topics with short
bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Ethics. Becker, Lawrence C.
and Charlotte B., eds. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge,
2001. 3 vols.
BJ63 .E45 2001.
Contains signed scholarly articles on normative ethics,
history of ethics, ethical theory, and important philosophers
of ethics. The articles tend to be broad in scope, but
additional access is provided through a subject index.
Bibliographies are appended to each article.
Encyclopedia of phenomenology. edited by
Lester Embree .. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic
Publishers, c1997.
B829.5 .E53 1997
Includes scholarly articles and bibliographies.
The Encyclopedia of philosophy. Edwards, Paul,
ed. Reprint ed New York: Macmillan Pub. Co; <1972>. 8 v.
in 4.
B41 .E5 1972
The long, scholarly articles are written and signed by
distinguished philosophers. This is probably the first source
to consult for an overview of a subject or philosopher. Each
article has excellent bibliographies, though these are now
rather dated.
The encyclopedia of philosophy. Supplement
Donald M. Borchert, editor in chief. New York : Simon &
Schuster Macmillan, c1996.
B41 .E5 1996
A supplement to the foregoing with updated bibliographies.
Encyclopedie philosophique universelle. Paris
: Presses Universitaires de France, 1989-
B41 .E521 1989
This aspires to be a "universal" philosophical
encyclopedia, covering concepts, schools, traditions,
individuals, etc. It is divided into Part One, "Philosophie
Occidentale," Part Two, "Pensées Asiatique,"
and Part Three "Conceptualisations des sociétés
traditionnelles". At the end of the first volume are
copious bibliographies on every aspect of western
philosophy plus a long list of philosophical periodicals.
Encyclopedia of postmodernism. edited by Victor E.
Taylor and Charles E. Winquist. London ; New York : Routledge,
2001
New Catholic encyclopedia. NewYork: McGraw-Hill;
<1967-. v; Note: Vol. 16: Supplement, 1967-1974; v. 17:
Supplement, Change in the Church; v. 18: Supplement,
1978-1988. Washington, Publisher's Guild.
BX841 .N44 1967
This has many scholarly articles on philosophy and the history
of philosophy, both within the Catholic tradition and from the
point of view of philosophical influences on Catholic thought.
The article under "Philosophy, Articles on" offers a
systematic overview and headings to search under for
philosophical topics.
The Oxford companion to philosophy Oxford ; New
York : Oxford University Press, c1995.
B51.O94 1995
The entries are by philosophical topics and individual
philosophers. In the back of the book is an explication of
logical symbols, an interesting map of philosophy, helpful
analytical index of entries, and a chronological table.
Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. General
editor, Edward Craig. London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.10v.
B51 .R68 1998
This is now the most current and definitive encyclopedia of
philosophy available. Its articles are generally
shorter than those in the Macmillan set, but they better
reflect the current state of philosophical scholarship.
Histories
The history of philosophy. Brehier,
Emile. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; <1963-69>.
7 v.
B77 .B723 Main library
One of the best recent works on the history of European
philosophy. Coverage extends from the Hellenic Age to
contemporary philosophy since 1850.
A history of philosophy. Copleston,
Frederick Charles. New York, N.Y: Image Books; 1985-. v;
B72 .C62 1985 Main Library
The most readable and often referred to history of philosophy
written in English. Detailed and broad in scope, it is
concerned with the development and interconnection of ideas.
Routledge History of Philosophy. 10 vols,
different call nos.
This is now the most comprehensive chronological survey of
the history of philosophy available.
Handbooks, Manuals
Guidebook for publishing philosophy edited by Eric
Hoffman. 1997 edition. Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy
Documentation Center, 1997.
PN160 .G831 1997
Handbook of metaphysics and ontology editors,
Burkhardt, Hans and Barry Smith. Munich ; Philadelphia :
Philosophia Verlag, 1991. 2 vols.
BD111 .H225 1991
Covers persons and concepts. Written from a rigorously
analytic perspective with signed articles by professional
philosophers. Includes bibliographies.
The Handbook of Western Philosophy. Parkinson, G.H.R.
New York:Macmillon Publishing Co.
B804 .H17 1988
An anthology of essays in problems of philosophy from a
Western, analytic perspective. Includes a Glossary of
Philosophical Terms and a Chronological Survey.
Handbook of World Philosophy: Contemporary Developments
since 1945.
edited by John R. Burr.Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1980.
B804 .H17 198
Gives an overview of professional philosophy worldwide. The
divisions are geographic; each division includes a list of
books and articles plus journals for that region. The
bibliography extends to 1976. Appendixes include a Directory
of Philosophical Associations and list of philosophical
Congresses and Meetings.
Handbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie VI Bibliographie
20. Jahrhundert. Totok, Wilhelm; Schroer, Helmut.Frankfurt
am Main: V. Klostermann; 1990.
B82 .T6
Divided into philosophical schools and individual
philosophers, this provides an in-depth bibliography of 20th
century philosophy.
The Oxford handbook of aesthetics edited by
Jerrold Levinson.New York : Oxford University Press,
2003.
BH56 .O94 2003
The Oxford handbook of philosophy of religion. William J. Wainwright. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
BL51 .O94 2005
The Oxford handbook of practical ethics edited by
Hugh, LaFollette. Oxford;New York:Oxford University Press,
2003.
BJ1031 .O94 2003
Research guide to philosophy. Tice, Terrence N.;
Slavens, Thomas P.Chicago: American Library Association; 1983.
(Sources of information in the humanities; v. no. 3)
B52 .T5 1983
A bibliographical guide to the literature of philosophy.
World philosophers and their works; editor, John K.
Roth; managing editor, Christina J. Moose; project editor,
Rowena Wildin. Published: ,Pasadena, Calif. :Salem Press,
c2000.
LIBRARY WEST, B104 .W67 2000
Consists of biographical essays and reviews of representative
works of some 230 recognized philosophers around the world.
Directories
Directory of American philosophers. Bowling Green,
Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State
University . v. Biennial.
B935 .D5
Gives basic address information about individual academic
philosophers as well as information on academic departments,
centers and societies, councils and institutes, journals, etc.
International directory of philosophy and philosophers.
Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center,Bowling
Green University. v.
B35 .I55
Covers philosophical activitities and philosophers throughout
the world, except the U.S. and Canada.
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