Resources for Philosophy
Check out the blog for students and faculty in the Philosophy Department.
For some answers to common questions about library research at UMD, see the Research FAQ.
Subscription Databases for Philosophy
Electronic indexes, full text databases and high-quality reference sources provided by the UMD library and especially useful to philosophy students and faculty.
Online Encyclopedias of Philosophy
The Gale-Macmillan Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is the first new edition of the 1965 Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and was published in 2006 . In print it is a 10-volume work, and a major achievement in philosophical literature. A standard work.
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a large and growing free, online encyclopedia of philosophy with contributions from scholars at 65 institutions. It is unique in that it is constantly being updated.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a major work that is available on computers connected to the campus network. It requires the special software to use. Instructions for downloading, installing, and using the software are at the link above.
The Routledge Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy
This is a shorter work, published in 2005; very handy for quick reference.
Web Directories for Philosophers and Students of Philosophy
Robert Evans' Philosophy Links
Retired UMD philosophy professor Robert Evans has a nice collection of philosophy links.
Voice
of the Shuttle (VoS) - Philosophy section
Voice of the Shuttle is another higher education links directory. This link
is to their section on philosophy.
David Chalmers' list of Philosophical Weblogs
This page contains links to weblogs having to do with primarily analytic philosophy
EpistemeLinks' Philosophy Weblogs
This is a collection of links to all types of philosophy weblogs, from the website EpistemeLinks.
A ranking of graduate programs in philosophy throughout the world.
Philosophy reference books at the UMD library
Print Journals in Philosophy
Where to go in the library if you want to browse
Browsing the stacks can be a great way to make discoveries in your areas of interest.
The philosophy books are mostly in the B class of our cataloging system (along with psychology and religion), so they are found on the third floor. However, since every subject has philosophical questions underlying it, there are philosophy books throughout the stacks. For example, books on language are in the P range (P-PZ), and the books on the philosophy of language are found in P101-P410, near the beginning of that range.
In the B class, general philosophy is from B1 to B5739, roughly in order of historical period. The BD's have speculative philosophy, including general works, metaphysics, epistemology, methodology, ontology, and cosmology, in that order. The BH's have books on aesthetics (though books on aesthetics can also be found near the beginning of the N's, the classification for Art). BJ is where works on ethics are found, followed by world religions throughout the rest of the B class.
Books on social theory and political philosophy are generally located in the H, HM, HX and JC areas, in the classifications for social sciences and political science. The H's are on the third floor of the library and the J's are on the fourth floor.
These codes (B, BD, JC, etc.) are examples of classes in the Library of Congress Classification System, which is used in our library. The reference section follows the same rules, so for reference books you can use the same classification codes to browse. These are on the second floor, behind the reference desk.
The Philosophic Community
The
Minnesota Philosophical Society
"The Minnesota Philosophical Society is an Organization devoted to
advancing Philosophy's unending quest for knowldge. It is made up of philosophers
living in Minnesota and the Midwest who are both affiliated and unaffiliated
with departments of philosophy in instituions of higher learning."
The
American Philosophical Association
"The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization
for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to
promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative
and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work
and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline."
Philosophy at UMD
Philosophy and Philosophy - Applied Ethics majors in the UMD Catalog.
Your Librarian for Philosophy is ...
Rory
Litwin
Library
Rm. 268
218-726-7896
Email:
rlitwin@d.umn.edu
Please contact him with any questions that you may have about information resources in Philosophy.
Faculty members in the Dept. of Philosophy have their own resource page.
Page updated 3/17/2006
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