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Reference Sources

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A free, highly scholarly online encyclopedia. Articles are written by experts in the field and are carefully peer-reviewed.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Publication Date: 2006
EBOOK. A ten volume, comprehensive encyclopedia covering all aspects of Philosophy.
Oxford Companion to Philosophy
Publication Date: 2005
EBOOK. The most authoritative and engaging philosophical reference work in English. It gives clear and reliable guidance to all areas of philosophy and to the ideas of all notable philosophers from antiquity to the present day.

Multidisciplinary Online Reference Platforms

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An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.

Philosophy titles in CREDO Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.

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