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Content developed by:
Michael Lorenzen, Head of Reference/
Philosophy Bibliographer 		Phone: (989) 774-1858
E-mail:michael.lorenzen@cmich.edu
Electronic Databases | Reference Books | Web Directories | Online Texts | E-Journals

Last Updated: 07/31/2007

 

There are a large number of resources relating to philosophy in both print and online.  This list will direct you to electronic resources, reference books, web directories, online philosophy texts, and online philosophy journals. Portions of this guide have been copied from the Open Directory Project and I am using the data here in compliance with their open license.

Electronic Databases
  • Philosopher's Index - CMU users only.
    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.
  • Humanities Abstracts - CMU users only.
    A selective database covering over 465 journals in the humanities from 1984 to the present. Includes not only feature articles, but also book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. Also includes some non-English records.
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Reference Books
  • The Concise Encyclopedia Of Western Philosophy And Philosophers. REFERENCE (B41 .U7 1960a)
  • Dictionary of the History of Ideas; Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas. REFERENCE (CB5 .D52)
  • The Cambridge Dictionary Of Philosophy. REFERENCE (B41 .C35 1995)
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. REFERENCE (B41 .B53 1994)
  • Dictionary of Logical Terms and Symbols. REFERENCE (QA9 .G698)
  • The Oxford Companion to the Mind. REFERENCE (BF31 .O93 1987x)
  • The Encyclopedia Of Philosophy. REFERENCE (B41 .E5 1972x)
  • Routledge Encyclopedia Of Philosophy. REFERENCE (B51 .R68 1998)
  • Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. REFERENCE (BH56 .E53 1998)
  • Directory of American Philosophers. REFERENCE (B935 .D5)
  • International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers. REFERENCE (B35 .I55)
  • Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers. REFERENCE (B104 .B5 1996t
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Web Directories
  • Yahoo!
    This link will take you to the Arts/Humanities/Philosophy/ category. The listed sites are for the most part good.  However, do not click on anything that says "sponsor results" as that is advertising.
  • Open Directory Project
    This link will take you to the Society: Philosophy category which has over 6000 sites listed.  This is the best philosophy directory on the web.
  • Skaffe
    This link will take you to the Arts & Humanities > Philosophy category.  It is a small but growing list.
  • Joeant
    This link will take you to the Arts_and_Humanities > Humanities > Philosophy category.
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Online Philosophy Texts
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Philosophy E-Journals
  • CLE e-Prints
    Publishes pre-prints of academic articles of higher level in logic, epistemology and history of science, of which at least one of the authors is an official member or a visiting researcher of CLE or is attached to some academic group of CLE (Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of Science of the University of Campinas, Brazil).
  • Contretemps
    Australian journal which aims to bring together thinkers and writers in field of Continental Philosophy.
  • Cultural Logic
    An electronic journal of Marxist theory and practice.
  • Ends and Means
    Journal of the Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Society at the University of Aberdeen, devoted to philosophical explorations of the social, moral and conceptual implications of modern technology. Selected archives, online article submission.
  • Examined Life
    A journal dedicated to enhancing the dialectic of philosophy for the professional, student, and amateur philosopher.
  • HYLE
    Refereed international journal for the philosophy of chemistry.
  • Isonomia
    Journal of the institute of philosophy at Urbino University, Italy.
  • Labyrinth
    Peer-reviewed international on-line journal for philosophy, feminist theory, and cultural hermeneutics, edited by the Institute for Axiological Research, Austria (ISSN 1561-8927). Includes articles in English, French and German. Free on-line subscriptions allowed.
  • Logos
    A critical journal of modern society and culture publishing articles, reviews and interviews.
  • Minerva
    Annual Online Journal of Philosophy.
  • The Philosopher
    Featuring articles, image gallery, and book recommendations.
  • Philosophers' Imprint
    Free, refereed electronic philosophy journal, edited by philosophy faculty at the University of Michigan.
  • Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy
    Journal focusing on the continental tradition, published twice yearly. Articles available in PDF format.
  • polylog: Forum for Intercultural Philosophizing
    Interdisciplinary scholarly journal for intercultural dialogue in philosophy, comparative philosophy, inter-religious questions, and problems of multicultural phenomena.
  • The Proceedings of the Friesian School
    An electronic journal of philosophy, promoting the principles and the further development of the Critical Philosophy of Kant and the Friesian School.
  • Society for Philosophy and Technology
    A quarterly electronic journal.
  • Sorites
    Electronic international quarterly of analytical philosophy. dedicated to the promotion of analytical standards of rigour and clarity, favours no particular school or tendency within analytical philosophy.
  • Tekhnema: The Journal of Philosophy and Technology
    Tekhnema presents a forum in which relations between philosophy and technology can be discussed, made more complex, and experimented upon.
  • TPM Online - The Philosophers Magazine on the Web
    Philosophy articles, Bookstore, Events, Discussion board.
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