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Library Resource Guide

Finding Books

You can find books in UTMOST (or the OhioLINK Central Catalog) using keywords for your topic or use the subject headings and related topics such as those listed below. More help is available from the UTMOST Library Guide. Some examples:

Plato Determinism Stoicism Materialism Ontology

Hedonism Categorical Imperative Altruism Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832 Induction

Dewey, John, 1859-1952 Metaphysics Pragmatism Causation Aesthetics

Finding Specific Titles and Subject Searching

Specific titles are also cataloged in UTMOST. Searching by Subject will also retrieve additional sources on a specific topic. Some examples:

Title

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Apology Critique of Pure Reason Either/Or On Liberty

Subject

Socrates -- Ethics Philosophy Marxist Deleuze, Gilles ? Aesthetics Existential Phenomenology Fuzzy Logic

Finding Articles

Philosophers Index (1940-present) OhioLINK Research Database Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.

Religion and Philosophy Collection (1975-present) OhioLINK Research Database Indexes, abstracts, and provides full text of more than 300 full text journals covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Includes or has links to full text.

Humanities International Complete OhioLINK Research Database Humanities International Complete provides indexing, abstracting, and full text from over 2,000 journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. The database includes citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.

ATLA Religion Database (1949-present) OhioLINK Research Database The premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. Subjects include antiquities and archaeology, Bible, church history, ecumenism, ethics, missions, pastoral ministry, philosophy, religions and religious studies, and theology. Also searchable by scripture citation.

Reference Sources

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy A Companion to the Philosophers Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book The Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century British Philosophers

Reference B41. E5 Reference B51. O94 1995 Reference B51 .R68 1998 Reference B72. C595 1999 Reference BJ63. E44 1998 Reference B41 .R43 1996 Reference B105.W6 K47 1989 Reference B1301 .D527 1999y

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A Companion to Metaphysics Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages Encyclopedia of Phenomenology

Reference BD111 .C626 1995 Reference B126 .E496 2003 Reference B721 .C54 2003 Reference B829.5 .E53 1997

Digital Video Collection

The Digital Media Center from OhioLINK's homepage contains videos which discuss specific philosophers and key issues in area of philosophy. You can locate digital videos using keywords or by searching the collection by subject category (e.g. Philosophy & Ethics or Religion & Philosophy). RealPlayer is required to view videos.

Internet Resources

It is important to remember when searching for information on the 'free web' that there is no quality control or editors. The information you find may be biased, neither accurate nor dependable.

The following is a list of sites that have been reviewed in terms of their authority, objectivity, and accuracy. They can provide you with objective and reliable information.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy



The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of providing

detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an extensive online reference work which contains biographical and historical information as well as key definitions to concepts in multiple areas of philosophy. All entries are refereed and additional related sites are identified by the authors.

EpistemeLinks



Includes categorized links to over 19,000 sites related to philosophy. Information on bibliographies,

discussion groups, organizations, conferences and events, as well as e-texts are provided.

Ethics Updates



Ethics Updates provides a list of resources relating to current and historical ethical issues. Resources

include scholarly and popular literature, updated online video and audio presentations, reports, legislative

information, selective internet resources, as well as links to full-text articles and key essays.

Professional Associations

While hundreds of professional philosophical organizations exist, the following is meant to serve as a brief introduction to the information that professional associations offer in their area of the discipline.

American Philosophical Association



The American Philosophical Association lists several philosophy organizations and departmental

websites, selective internet guides, electronic texts, and offers an extensive list of upcoming conferences

in the field pf philosophy.

American Society for Aesthetics



The American Society for Aesthetics also hosts information about several related websites, centers and

institutes, as well as upcoming calls for papers and conferences in the areas of aesthetics and the

philosophy of art.

Pragmatism Cybrary



The Pragmatism Cybrary provides information on all aspects of pragmatism including its history, key

figures, a web companion to specific pragmatists and related philosophies, multiple bibliographies; a

listing of centers and societies, as well as upcoming events and conferences.

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