Philosophy

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Scope

Philosophy is the study of knowledge, of the nature of things, of the principles of reasoning, of truth. It includes ethics, epistemology (the study of knowledge), logic (reasoning and how to argue), and metaphysics (the study of existence and of consciousness).

==Online Reference Sources==

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - free

Mostly fairly short entries on topics and important figures in philosophy.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - free

Searchable. Includes more cutting-edge philosophical concepts, but lacks entries on some basic topics.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - UBC, SFU

Top Databases

Philosopher's Index: available at: KPU, OC, SFU, TRU, TWU, UFV, UBC, UNBC, UVic, VIU

Other Databases

Academic Search Complete: available at: BCIT, UBC

Academic Search Premier: available at: CAM, CAP, DC, ECUAD, JIBC, KPU, NLC, OC, RRU, TRU, TWU, UFV, UNBC, UVic, VCC

Academic Search Elite: available at: CNC, COTR, LC, NIC, NWCC, SC, SFU, VIU, YC

Humanities Index: BCIT, CAM, CAP, CNC, COTR, ECUAD, KPU, LC, NIC, NLC, NWCC, OC, RRU, SC, SFU, TRU, TWU, UBC, UFV, UNBC, UVic, VIU, YC

Humanities Full Text: available at: TRU, UFV, UNBC

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials: available at: SFU, TWU, UBC, UVic

Historical Abstracts: available at: OC, SFU, TRU, UFV, UBC, UNBC, UVic, VIU

Books

Early English Books Online by Proquest - UBC, SFU

The Online Books Page - free

Indexes freely available online texts, including those from Gutenberg and Perseus. Search by author/title and browse by Library of Congress subject.

Subject Guides

EpistemeLinks - categorized philosophy hyperlinks

College of New Caledonia Library Guide to Useful Indexes for Philosophy

Douglas College Library Philosophy Subject Guide

Kwantlen University College Library Philosophy Subject Guide

Northern Lights College Library Philosophy Subject Guide (pdf)

SFU Library Philosophy Guide

Thompson Rivers University Library Philosophy Research Guide

Trinity Western University Library Which Index or Database Should I Use? Philosophy

UBC Library Philosophy Guide

UCFV Library Philosophy/Ethics Guide to Research

UVic Library Philosophy Guide

Journals

Noesis - free - a search engine for many free on-line philosophy journals

Directory of Open Access Journals: Philosophy free - links to open access journals

The Journal of Philosophy - via JSTOR

Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods - via JSTOR

Journal of the History of Ideas - via Project Muse

Associations

Canadian Philosophical Association

American Philosophical Association - more than just a citation style!

Scholarly Societies Project - a list of philosophy association websites

Websites & Portals

PSearch - a simple Google-style search of online academic philosophy papers and reference sites.

Jobs in Philosophy - job postings in Europe, America, and elsewhere.