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(c. 1930s to present; coverage varies by journal) A comprehensive index of philosophy journal articles, books, book chapters, and reviews. Includes real-time indexing of pre-prints, links to Open Access archives and philosopher's personal Web pages, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, discussion forums, and more.
Davidson College also has the following Philosophy Documentation Center titles: Augustinian Studies (1970-present), The Journal of Philosophy (1921-present), The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods (1904-1920), Environmental Ethics (1979-present).
PhilPapers is sponsored by the Centre for Digital Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, the American Philosophical Association, the Institute of Philosophy, and academic libraries, including the Davidson College Library.
(1995 to present) An online-only, dynamic encyclopedia covering 35 subject areas, including aesthetics, ethics, feminism, history of ideas, logic, philosophy of science, political philosophy, and social philosophy.
The Davidson College Library is a member of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy International Association (SEPIA) and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and has helped to fund the encyclopedia.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor)
Call Number: Reference - 1st Floor R 103 R869
Publication Date: 1998
Over 2000 entries covering the core of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods. Search the Cambridge Core platform for the full text of over 600 titles in the Cambridge Companions Literature and Classics series, Philosophy, Religion, and Culture series, and Music series. Note: Choose "Only search content I have access to" below the search box when searching to limit results to collections Davidson owns.
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