Philosophy
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Reference sources are a great place to start when you're trying to choose or narrow a topic.
They'll help you learn the language of the topic you're interested in, and help you gather:
- basic facts or established information on your topic
- key concepts, terms, and people
- related topics, and more places to search
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: 2006EBOOK. A ten volume, comprehensive encyclopedia covering all aspects of Philosophy.
Oxford Companion to PhilosophyPublication Date: 2005EBOOK. 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
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
- 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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