LibGuides: Philosophy: Home

Finding Background Information

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Scholarly, peer-reviewed information on topics in philosophy.

Print copies of the MLA Handbook, 8th edition are available at W.W. Hagerty Library.

Print copies of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd edition are available at W.W. Hagerty Library.

Start with searching for articles in DragonSearch then try these more specialized resources.

Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Providing indexing and abstracts from philosophy books and journals, The Philosopher's Index monitors over 550 journals from more than 40 countries and is updated quarterly.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Find full text for leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences, as well as scholarly eBooks. Most journals provide content from the first year of publication through 3 years ago.
PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new window
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles. PhilPapers offers unique features such as real-time indexing of pre-prints, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, advanced search functionality, and discussion forums.

Noesis: Philosophical Research Online
*currently down* Created by a professor of philosophy at University of Evanstown, this free, web-based search engine uses Google custom search technology to provide "a limited area search filter for open access, academic philosophy on Internet."

Chicago Manual of Style (Print Copies)
Print copies of the Chicago Manual of Style are available at W.W. Hagerty and Hahnemann Libraries.
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Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago Manual of Style Online is a searchable version of the manual with answers to style and editing questions, as well as the Q&A Content. The Chicago Manual of Style Online also provides Tools, such as sample forms, letters, and style sheets.

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