Subject Guide - Philosophy
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Philosophy Resources
eBook Collections
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Suggested Databases
Suggested Internet Resources
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; “a Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource,” this site, hosted by the Philosophy Dept. at Univ. of Tennessee at Martin, offers different search options to access its original articles.
- EthicsUpdates:seeks to provide a wide array of resources for the thoughtful and informed discussion of difficult moral issues.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, hosted at Stanford University, this site offers a peer-reviewed reference source.
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Print Resources on the Shelves in the RPCC Library on the Gonzales Campus
Selected Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers (Print Edition)
Browse the Print Books, DVDs, and Other Shelved Resources by Call Number
- B 1 to B 5802 – Philosophy (General).
- B 69 to B99 – General works.
- B 108 to B 5802 – By period, including philosophers and schools of philosophy.
- B 5800 to B 5802 – Modern. By religion.
- BC 1 to BC 199 – Logic.
- BD – Speculative philosophy.
- BD 95 – Metaphysics
- BD 143 to BD 237 – Epistemology.
- BJ 1 to BJ 2836 – Ethics.
- BJ 71 to BJ 1185 – History, including individual ethical philosophers.
- BJ 1188 to BJ 1295 – Religious ethics.
- BJ 1518 to BJ 1697 – Individual ethics. Character. Virtue.
- BL 51 to BL 65 – Philosophy of religion.
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