El Centro College Library: Philosophy

Guide to Philosophy

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Websites:

Comprehensive & Specialized Web Sites | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Associations

Books:

Databases & eBooks

Encyclopedia of Philosophy (eBook)
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (eBook)
Encyclopedia of Religion (eBook)
Encyclopedia Britannica (eBook)
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Academic Search Complete
eLibrary Curriculum (Tutorial)
Encyclopedia Britannica

Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias (eBooks)

Ethics/Contemporary Issues

Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need. Request journals at the Circulation Counter.

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Recommended Web Sites

Philosophers!
Critical Thinking Community
Links to academic, high school, and elementary: lesson plans, exercises, and articles to further thinking. Includes a section of articles for business and professions.
Ethics on the World Wide Web
Links to articles on and scenerios of ethic situations for: media, business, computers, science, sports, medicine, government, police, military, law, and in general. Includes a link to ethical codes for various organizations.
Cultures
Ethics Matters
Audio and video of speeches related to ethics. Topics include: violence, institutional sexism, professionalism, liberty and physician assisted suicide, genetic policy, war theory, physician assisted dying, therapeutic use of animals...
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
links to several philosophy search eninges: Hippias, Noesis, ezines, philosophers, topics, associations, etexts...
Philosophy Around the Web
Links to information on: philosphers, topics related to philosophy (including the history of philosophy), online reference sources, conferences, discussion groups...
Philosophy Pages
Education Index: Philosophy
Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy
Scroll down the left side of the page and click on Philosophy. Included is information on: famous philosophers, major movements, journals, conferences, discussion groups, and syllabi from instructors.

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Organizations & Associations

American Philosophical Association

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Suggested Subject Headings

Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.

Aesthetics
Good and evil
Idealism
Knowledge, theory of
Values

Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
REF B 41 C35

Dictionary of American Philosophy
REF B 851 N3

50 Major Philosophers
REF B 72 C59

New Encyclopedia of Philosophy
REF B 48 D8 G713

Oxford Companion to the Mind
REF BF 31 O94

Who's Who in the History of Philosophy
REF B41 K5

Encyclopedia of Religion & Ethics
REF BL 31 E4

A Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers
REF B 41 C35

The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!

The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.

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Last Updated: August 16, 2010

Guide to Philosophy

Databases & eBooks

Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias (eBooks)

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Class Videos

Recommended Web Sites

Organizations & Associations

Suggested Subject Headings

Recommended Reference Books in-library use only

Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only