Guides: Philosophy: Books

Library Catalog

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To BROWSE the shelves, look in these LC call number ranges:

B     Philosophy
B 108   Ancient
B 720   Medieval
B 770   Renaissance
B 790   Modern
B 808   Special topics and Schools of Philosophy
B 850   by Region or Country
B 5800 by Religion

Other sample searches for books about Philosophy:

Aesthetics
Ethics
Good and evil
Ideology
Logic
Metaphysics
Truth

E-Books

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E-Reference

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Call number: Online
A comprehensive and authoritative online dictionary that covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen.
Oxford Companion to the Mind
Call number: Online
This online dictionary looks at the human mind with understanding of psychology, philosophy and the physiology of the brain.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call number: Online
Comprehensive online encyclopedia that includes biographical information on philosophers.

Suggested books

Philosophy: the Classics by Nigel Warburton
Call Number: B72 .W37 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Philosophy: The Classics is a tour through the great books of western philosophy. Warburton introduces and assesses thirty-two philosophical classics from Plato's Republic to Rawls' A Theory of Justice.
Philosopher's Toolkit by Julian Baggini; Peter S. Fosl
Call Number: BC177 .B19 2010
Publication Date: 2010
This compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection in both continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, as well as analytic philosophy. Explains difficult concepts.
Philosophy Bites by David Edmonds; Nigel Warburton
Call Number: B72 .E36 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way.