Philosophy

A general guide to philosophy research

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  • JSTOR
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    Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, general science and social sciences dating back to the late 17th century. JSTOR is great for historical research but not for current research.
    MCLA's access to JSTOR is made possible by support from the Hardman Family Endowment.
  • Religion & Philosophy Collection Best Bet
    This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles.
  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
    Academic Search Complete is the library's most popular database. It includes multi-disciplinary coverage,full-text access to journal articles and other scholarly materials not typically available through web searches.
  • Google Scholar
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    Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature using the familiar Google interface. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research. If you are off-campus, use these instructions to set it up for full access to library resources.
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Browse Philosophy Books in the Stacks

Browse the collection upstairs by call number

Philosophy B1 - BX5
Aesthetics BH39 - BH201
Epistemology BD143 - BD237
Ethics  BJ1- BJ2195
Logic   BC11 - BC199
Metaphysics BD95 - BD131

This is by no means a comprehensive list as many subjects cross disciplines and call number ranges.